Etymology

burgage

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Today it means: A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding. Full definition →

Middle English burgage ← Old French bourgage ← Medieval Latin burgāgium
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromburgāgium
  2. Old French · derived frombourgage
  3. Middle English · inherited fromburgage
  4. English todayburgage

Inherited from Middle English burgage, from Old French bourgage and Medieval Latin burgāgium; equivalent to burg + -age.

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