Rotten Boroughs
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Small boroughs in England, which, prior to the reform act, 1832, returned one or more members to parliament.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Small English boroughs which, notwithstanding their decline, returned members to parliament.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Small boroughs in England, which prior to the reform act, 1832, returned one or more members to parliament.