borsholder
noun
bors·hold·er
ˈbȯ(r)sˌhōldə(r),
ˈbȯ(r)ˌsō-
plural -s
1
: the head person of a tithing
2
: a parish officer in Great Britain corresponding to the petty constable
Word History
Etymology
by folk etymology (influence of holder) from earlier borsolder, from (assumed) Middle English borwes alder, borghes alder (whence Anglo-French borghesaldre), from (assumed) Middle English borwes, borghes of a tithing (from Middle English borwes, borghes of a pledge, genitive of borwe, borgh pledge) + Middle English alder leader, chief, from Old English aldor, ealdor chief, parent, head of a family
- make sense of
- make shift
- make short work of
- make short/quick/light work of
- make so bold
- make some allowance for
- make someone (want to) puke
- make someone an honest woman
- make someone feel (right) at home
- make someone feel at home
- make someone feel right at home
- make someone puke
- make someone want to puke
- make someone wise to
- make someone's blood boil
- make someone's blood curdle
- make someone's blood run cold
- make someone's day
- make someone's flesh crawl
- make someone's flesh crawl/creep
- make someone's flesh creep
- make someone's gorge rise
- congested
- congesting
- congestion