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Burgage Holding

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A tenure by which lands in royal boroughs in Scotland were held of the sovereign. The service was watching and warding, and was done by the burgesses within the territory of the borough, whether expressed in the charter or not. See 31 & 32 Vict. c. 101.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Scotch) A tenure held under the crown by watching and warding service.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A tenure by which lands in royal boroughs in Scotland were held of the sovereign. The service was watching and warding, and was done by the burgesses within the territory of the borough, whether expressed in the charter or not.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A tenure by which lands in royal boroughs in Scotland were held of thesovereign. The service was watching and warding, and was done by the burgesses within the territory of the borough, whether expressed in the charter or not.