Borsholder

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A corruption of borhesalder, another form of borhealder. Spelman. In Saxon Law. The borough's ealder, or head borough, supposed to be the most discreet man in the borough, town, or tithing. 1 Bl. Comm. 114, 355.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The head of a borough.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Saxon law. The borough's ealder or headborough, supposed to be In the discreetest man in the borough, town or tithing.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

bnrsholder. In English laiv. The head or principal man of a borg, borough or tithing, v. Borhealder.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Im Saxon law. The borough’s ealder, or headborough, supposed to be the discrectest man in the borough, town, or tithing,

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Bursholder. [corrupted from the Sax. borhesalder, another form of borhealder, borghiealder, or borhoealder, Spelman, Bract. fol. 124 b. See Borhealder.] In English law. The head, chief or principal man of a borh, borg, borough, or tithing. 1 Bl. Com. 114, 355. 3 Steph. Com. 47. Wilcock on Constables, Introd.