borough-english

bor·ough-Eng·lish

B b

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bur-oh-ing-glish or, often, -lish, buhr-]
- /ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
- /ˈbʌr.ə ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bur-oh-ing-glish or, often, -lish, buhr-]
- /ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Definitions of borough-english word

noun borough-english (until 1925) a custom in certain English boroughs whereby the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers 3
noun borough-english a former custom in some parts of England by which the youngest son succeeded to land holdings 3
noun borough-english (formerly, in some parts of England) a custom by which the youngest son inherited the entire estate upon the death of his father. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

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adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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