burghal

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A large number of the followers of the Norman lords had been almost certainly town-dwellers in their own country, and lost none of their burghal privileges by the migration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

The Bishop’s Castle was for centuries a central point around which the burghal and national life crystallised.

From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various

Gainsborough, though not a chartered borough, was probably one by prescription, for mention is made of burghal tenure in 1280.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Exemption from burghal taxes was also granted to a gentleman who built the first house in Princes Street.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

After the Act for the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 the portion of Auchterarder strictly burghal ceased to have titles completed in the burgage form.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.