The Collaborative International Dictionary
Borough-English
Borough-English \Bor"ough-Eng"lish\, n. (Eng. Law)
A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and
tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest;
or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother.
--Blackstone.
Usage examples of "borough-english".
That the customary tenements within the said manor do descend, and ought to descend, as tenements of the tenure, and in the nature of Borough-English, not only to the youngest son or youngest daughter, and for default of such issue of such customary tenant to the youngest brother or youngest sister, but also, for default of such brother and sister of such customary tenant, to the next kinsman or kinswoman of the whole blood of the customary tenant in possession, how far so ever remote.