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Definition of Burghs
1. burgh [n] - See also: burgh
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burghs
Literary usage of Burghs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The Act mentions that the Royal burghs as an estate of the kingdom ... Cromwell
assigned ten members to the Scotch burghs in the second ..."
2. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1913)
"T lie Trading Privileges of the Royal burghs of Scotland PART II THE ... The royal
burghs therefore found that infringements of their monopoly of foreign ..."
3. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Staistical by Francis Hindes Groome (1885)
"The inferior courts of law are the bailie courts in burghs, ... The magistrates
of burghs vary in title and number, according to the set of each burgh; ..."
4. The Gild Merchant: A Contribution to British Municipal History by Charles Gross (1890)
"burghs in Scotland comprised three well-defined classes, namely, royal burghs,
burghs of regality, and burghs of ..."
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