burgages

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A form of burgage — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of burgage
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APA

burgages. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgages

MLA

“burgages.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgages. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burgages,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgages.

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