(n) English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722), Syn. John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Marlborough

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Borough

n. [ OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. baúrgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G. bergen; or perh. from that of AS. beorg hill, mountain. √95. See Bury, v. t., and cf. Burrow, Burg, Bury, n., Burgess, Iceberg, Borrow, Harbor, Hauberk. ] 1. In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Burrill. Erskine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax. [ 1913 Webster ]

Close borough, or
Pocket borough, a borough having the right of sending a member to Parliament, whose nomination is in the hands of a single person. --
Rotten borough, a name given to any borough which, at the time of the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832, contained but few voters, yet retained the privilege of sending a member to Parliament. [ 1913 Webster ]

Borough

n. [ See Borrow. ] (O. Eng. Law) (a) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other. (b) The pledge or surety thus given. Blackstone. Tomlins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Borough-English

n. (Eng. Law) A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boroughhead

n. See Headborough. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Boroughholder

n. A headborough; a borsholder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boroughmaster

n. [ Cf. Burgomaster. ] The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boroughmonger

n. One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boroughmongery

{ } n. The practices of a boroughmonger. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gainsborough hat

A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727-88). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Harbrough

{ } n. [ See Harbor. ] A shelter. [ Obs. ]. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Headborrow

{ } n. 1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes tithingman. See Borsholder. [ Eng. ] Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Modern Law) A petty constable. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Herborough

n. [ See Harborough, and Harbor. ] A harbor. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson.

Third-borough

n. (O. Eng. Law) An under constable. Shak. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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曼哈顿

[曼哈顿 / 曼哈頓, Màn hā dùn] Manhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City #29586

布鲁克林

[布鲁克林 / 布魯克林, Bù lǔ kè lín] Brooklyn, borough of New York City #58936

布鲁克林

[布鲁克林 / 布魯剋林, bù lǔ kè lín] Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City #58936

布朗克斯

[布朗克斯, Bù lǎng kè sī] The Bronx, borough of New York City; Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx); also written 布朗士, See Also: 布朗士 #259852

拉夫堡大学

[拉夫堡大学 / 拉夫堡大學, Lā fū bǎo dà xué] Loughborough University #284736

拉夫堡

[拉夫堡, Lā fū bǎo] Loughborough, English city #363077

曼哈坦

[曼哈坦, Màn hā tǎn] Manhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City; also written 曼哈頓|曼哈顿, See Also: 曼哈頓, 曼哈顿 #432556

布朗士

[布朗士, Bù lǎng shì] The Bronx, borough of New York City; Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx); also written 布朗克斯, See Also: 布朗克斯 #600083

史丹顿岛

[史丹顿岛 / 史丹頓島, Shǐ dān dùn dǎo] Staten Island, borough of New York City

布朗克士

[布朗克士, Bù lǎng kè shì] The Bronx, borough of New York City

斯卡伯勒礁

[斯卡伯勒礁, Sī kǎ bó lè jiāo] Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)

皇后区

[皇后区 / 皇后區, Huáng hòu qū] Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City

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区内

[くない, kunai] (n) in the ward or borough; (P) #11641

郡庁所在地

[ぐんちょうしょざいち, gunchoushozaichi] (n) county seat; parish seat; borough seat; county town

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Bezirk { m }; Stadtgemeinde { f }

borough

Borough { n }; Stadt mit Selbstverwaltung { f } [ hist. ]

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