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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[AS.

burh

burg

, cf. LL.

burgus

. See 1st

A fortified town.

[Obs.]

A borough.

[Eng.]

See 1st

Noun.

[This is the same word as borough, the only difference being in the pronunciation of the final letter.]

A borough; originally a fortified town, but now a city or town, which send members to parliament, whether incorporated or not. [See Borough.]