Headborough
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. An officer who was formerly the chief officer in a borough, who is now subordinate to the constable. Originally the chief of the tithing, or frank pledge. St. Arinand, Leg. Power of Eng. 88. See Decennary.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Saxenlaw. Ths The word “hearing” has an established meaning head or chief officer of a borough; chief of a3 applicable to equity cases. It means the same the frankpledge tithing or decennary. ‘his thing in those cases that the word “trial” does in office was afterwards, when the petty consta- cases atlaw. And the words “final hearing” have long been used to designate the trial of an equity bleship was created, united with that office. case upon the merits, as distinguished from the hearing of any preliminary questions arising in