Vocabulary : Burgh to Burglar

Burgh : A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough.
Burghal : Belonging to a burgh.
Burghbote : A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Burghbrech : The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace.
Burgher : A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough. ;; A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess "the true religion professed within the realm"), the opposite party being called antiburghers.

Burghermaster : See Burgomaster.
Burghership : The state or privileges of a burgher.
Burghmaster : A burgomaster. ;; An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster.
Burghmote : A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.
Burglar : One guilty of the crime of burglary.

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