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bor·ough eng·lish

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. borough Englishnoun

    a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Borough English

    is a customary descent of lands or tenements, whereby, in all places where this custom holds, lands and tenements descend to the youngest son; or, if the owner have no issue, to his youngest brother. John Cowell

Wikipedia

  1. borough english

    Ultimogeniture, also known as postremogeniture or junior right, is the tradition of inheritance by the last-born of a privileged position in a parent's wealth or office. The tradition has been far rarer historically than primogeniture (sole inheritance by the first-born) or partible inheritance (division of the estate among the children).

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  1. borough english

    Borough English is a customary law in England under which a person's property or estate is inherited by their youngest son, as opposed to the typical practice of the eldest son inheriting the estate. If the person has no sons, the property is divided among daughters. If there are no children, the property is similarly distributed among other relatives.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Borough English

    descent of lands to a youngest son.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Borough English

    A Saxon custom, whereby the youngest son of a burgher inherited everything from his father, instead of the eldest, as among the Normans.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of borough english in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of borough english in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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