burgh
[burg;
Scot.
buh
r
-oh,
buh
r
-
uh
]
/bɜrg;
Scot.
ˈbʌr oʊ, ˈbʌr ə/
noun
1.
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
2.
Archaic.
borough
.
Origin
1350-1400;
late Middle English
(Scots); see
borough
; cf.
broch
Related forms
burghal
[
bur
-g
uh
l]
/ˈbɜr gəl/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
Examples from the web for
burgh
De
burgh
came from a minor gentry family about which little is known.
In this position de
burgh
acquired a number of enemies and rivals.
Recognition of
burgh
status today, however, has little more than ceremonial value.
burgh
of regality, granted to a nobleman or lord of regality.
The governing body of a police
burgh
were the police commissioners.
The
burgh
is also noted as a base for viewing the local offshore sea life.
British Dictionary definitions for
burgh
burgh
/
ˈbʌrə
/
noun
1.
(in Scotland) a town, esp one incorporated by charter, that enjoyed a degree of self-government until the local-government reorganization of 1975
2.
an archaic form of
borough
(sense 1)
Derived Forms
burghal
(
ˈbɜːɡ
ə
l
)
adjective
Word Origin
C14: Scottish form of
borough