Definition of Burgage. Meaning of Burgage. Synonyms of Burgage

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Definition of Burgage

Burgage
Burgage Burg"age, n. [From Burg: cf. F. bourgage, LL. burgagium.] (Eng. Law) A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. --Burrill.

Meaning of Burgage from wikipedia

- Burgage is a medieval land term used in Great Britain and Ireland, well established by the 13th century. A burgage was a town ("borough" or "burgh") rental...
- rotten boroughs. Burgage boroughs In these 29 boroughs, the right to vote was attached to ownership of certain properties known as burgages – whoever owned...
- properties of varying scale, colour and detail which were built on long, narrow burgage plots probably of medieval origin. The 18th century façade of the Wynnstay...
- private citizens or groups. Socage, a feudal tax system based on land rent. Burgage, a feudal tax system based on land rent. Some prin****lities taxed windows...
- (Irish: Buiríos Mór Osraí, meaning 'the great borough of Ossory', or the 'Burgage of Osraige') is a village in west County Laois, Ireland, close to the Tipperary...
- surrounding prebendary properties Burgage was north of the cathedral, around Burgage Green, traditionally hosting burgage properties Hightown was to the...
- electoral system fairer by eliminating many of the rotten boroughs and burgage tenements that were represented by two members while having very few voters...
- Newtown was a burgage borough, meaning that the right to vote was vested solely in the owners of a specified number of properties or "burgage tenements"...
- po****tion, the borough was organised with a burgage franchise, meaning that the inhabitants of designated houses (burgage tenements) had the right to vote. From...
- medieval village running parallel to the main street at the other end of burgage plots. There may be a back lane on each side of the main street which,...