| 单词 | borough-english |
| 释义 | borough-English[ bur-oh-ing-glish or, often, -lish, buhr- ] / ˈbɜr oʊˈɪŋ glɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ, ˈbʌr- / noun(formerly, in some parts of England) a custom by which the youngest son inherited the entire estate upon the death of his father. Origin of borough-EnglishMiddle English word dating back to 1300–50 Words nearby borough-Englishborosilicate, borosilicate glass, borosilicic acid, Borotra, borough, borough-English, borough hall, borrelia, Borrelia burgdorferi, borreliosis, Borromini Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for borough-English
British Dictionary definitions for borough-Englishborough-English nounEnglish law (until 1925) a custom in certain English boroughs whereby the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothersCompare primogeniture, gavelkind Word Origin for borough-EnglishC14: from Anglo-French tenure en burgh Engloys tenure in an English borough; so called because the custom was unknown in France Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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