burgh of barony

noun

A burgh in Scotland, distinct from royal burghs in being granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown.

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Meanings

nounburgh of barony (plural burghs of barony)

plural burghs of barony

  1. ScotlandhistoricalA burgh in Scotland, distinct from royal burghs in being granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown.
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Chicago

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