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- bor|ough-Eng|lish «BUR oh IHNG glihsh», noun.a custom in certain parts of England by which an estate passes to the youngest son, or, if there is no son, to the youngest brother.
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Borough-English — Bor ough Eng lish, 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
