Definition of borough

• n. - In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
• n. - The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.
• n. - An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.
• n. - The pledge or surety thus given.
• n. - In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
• n. - The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.
• n. - An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.
• n. - The pledge or surety thus given.