- burgh of barony
- burgh of barony nounA corporation under a feudal superior or baron, who sometimes nominated the magistrates• • •Main Entry: ↑burgh
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Burgh of barony — A burgh of barony is a type of Scottish town (burgh). They were distinct from royal burghs as the title was granted to a tenant in chief, a landowner who held his estates directly from the crown. (In distinction, burghs of regality were granted… … Wikipedia
burgh of regality — noun A burgh of barony enfranchised by crown charter, with regal or exclusive criminal jurisdiction within its territory • • • Main Entry: ↑burgh … Useful english dictionary
Burgh — For other uses, see Burgh (disambiguation). A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland A burgh ( … Wikipedia
Burgh of regality — A burgh of regality is a type of Scottish town (burgh). They were distinct from royal burghs as they were granted to lords of regality , leading noblemen, (In distinction, burghs of barony were granted to a tenant in chief, a landowner who held… … Wikipedia
Royal burgh — A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in 1975, the term is still used in many of the former burghs. [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/lds… … Wikipedia
Police burgh — A police burgh was a Scottish burgh which had adopted a “police system” for governing the town. They existed from 1833 to 1975.The 1833 actThe first police burghs were created under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1833 (3 4 Wm IV c.46). This act … Wikipedia
Baron Burgh — is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation was for William de Burgh in 1327. However, nothing further is known about this peerage. The title was created for a second time in 1487 when Sir Thomas… … Wikipedia
Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh — (c. 1488 28 February 1550), also de jure 5th Baron Strabolgi, was an English peer.Burgh was the son of Sir Edward Burgh and grandson of Thomas de Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh. His father was never summoned to Parliament and the barony created for his… … Wikipedia
Scottish feudal Barony of Craigie — Flag of Scotland The Barony of Craigie is a Scottish feudal Crown barony within and near Dundee in Scotland. Craigie has long been incorporated within the boundaries of the Royal Burgh of Dundee; before that it was a barony lying on the periphery … Wikipedia
Glasgow — GLASGOW, a city, the seat of a university, and a sea port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the Lower ward of the county of Lanark, and situated in longitude 4° 15 51 (W.), and latitude 55° 52 10 (N.), 23 miles (E. by S.) from Greenock … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
