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Definition of: burgage
(bûr′gij) noun
1. In feudal law, a tenure by which houses and lands in an ancient borough were held of the lord at a certain yearly rent; land so held.
2. A form of tenure by which property in royal burgs is held of the king for the nominal service of watching and warding. [<OF <Med. L burgagium <burgus town <Gmc.]
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