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Definition: BOROUGH-ENGLISH

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Noun 1. A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Borough-English" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: BOROUGH-ENGLISH

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BOROUGH-ENGLISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)