BURGH
\bˈɜːɡ], \bˈɜːɡ], \b_ˈɜː_ɡ]\
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By James Champlin Fernald
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A royal burgh, a corporate body erected by a charter from the crown. A burgh of barony, in Scotland, a corporation somewhat analogous to a royal burgh, consisting of a determinate tract of ground within the barony, erected by the feudal superior, and subject to the government of magistrates. Parliamentary burgh, a town that by itself or with others is represented in parliament.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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