Borough Courts

In English law. Private courts of limited jurisdiction held in particular districts by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, for the prosecution of petty suits. 19 Geo. III. c. 70; 3 Wm. IV. c. 74; 3 Bl. Comm. 80.

In English Law. Courts of limited jurisdiction held in particular districts by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, for the prosecution of petty suits. 19 Geo. III. c. 70; 3 Will. IV. c. 74; 3 Bla. Com. 80. See Courts of England. youngest son inherits the estate in preference to his older brothers. 1 Bla. Com. 75. The custom is said by Blackstone to have been derived from the Saxons, and to have been so called in distinction from the Norman rule of descent; 2 Bla. Com. 83. A reason for the custom is found in the fact that the elder children were usually provided for during the life of the parent as they grew up, and removed, while the younger son usually remained. See, also, Bacon, Abr.; Comyns, Dig. Borough English; Termes de la Ley; Cowell. The custom applies to socage lands; 2 Bla. Com. 83. See Burgage.

In English law. Private and limited tribunals, held by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, in particuiar districts for the convenience of the inhabitants, that they may prosecute small suits and receive justice at home.

Defined under Borough in Black's Law Dictionary.