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burgage
 
SYLLABICATION:bur·gage
PRONUNCIATION:  bûrgj
NOUN: A tenure in England and Scotland under which property of the king or a lord in a town was held in return for a yearly rent or the rendering of a service.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French bourgage, from Medieval Latin burggium, from Late Latin burgus, fortified town, of Germanic origin. See burgess.
 
 
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