·noun 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.
·noun The pledge or surety thus given. II. Borough ·noun The collective body of citizens or inhabit...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj ·see 1st Bond, ·noun, 8. II. English ·noun Collectively, the people of England; English people...
A term applied to the vessels and men of the whole empire, and its maritime population. "Indeed," sa...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun An under constable. ...
·adj Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian. ...
Porter. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose