Borough word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "borough" word

[noun] an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament
[noun] one of the administrative divisions of a large city

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\Bor"ough\, 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. ba['u]rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G. bergen; or perh. from that of AS. beorg hill, mountain. [root]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. 2. The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax. {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.
\Bor"ough\, 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.

Related terms: archbishopric, arrondissement, bishopric, bourg, burgh, city, county, departement, duchy, faubourg, Kreis, magistracy, megalopolis, principality, shire, shrievalty, spread city, Stadt, suburbia, urbs, wapentake, ward

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Let's analyse "borough" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: HGUOROB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... --- .-. --- ..- --. ....

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: borough: 6 + 6 + 3 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: borough: 2 + 6 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 7 + 8 = 41, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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