burgage (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːrɡɪdʒ/
Definition
A tenure by which lands or houses were held from a superior, by service of a certain rent.
Examples
The manor was divided into a number of small burgages.
He inherited a burgage in the heart of the city.
How to Use burgage
- burgage tenure (collocation)
- The specific system of landholding in medieval towns. — "Burgage tenure was a key feature of urban land ownership in the Middle Ages."
- hold in burgage (prepositional phrase)
- To possess or occupy land or property under the system of burgage tenure. — "Many citizens held their homes in burgage from the Crown."
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