Meaning Of The Word Burgage

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burgage in American English
a former system of land or property tenure in towns, specif., in England, from an overlord for a yearly rental and, in Scotland, from the crown for watching and warding
noun: a tenure whereby burgesses or townspeople held lands or tenements of the king or other lord, usually for a fixed money rent

burgage in British English
noun: (in England) tenure of land or tenement in a town or city, which originally involved a fixed money rent

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