Crossword clues for burgh
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Burgh \Burgh\, n. [OE. See Burg.] A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context Sussex English) a small mound, often used in reference to tumulus (mostly restricted to place names). 2 (context UK English) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).
WordNet
n. a borough in Scotland
Wikipedia
A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United Kingdom. Following local government reorganization in 1975 the title of "royal burgh" remains in use in many towns, but now has little more than ceremonial value.
A burgh is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland.
For the Etymology, or original historical meaning of the word Burgh see here.
Burgh may also refer to:
- Burgh, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
- Burgh (Netherlands)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Burgh (surname)
- Burgh (Pokémon), a character of the Pokémon universe.
Burgh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Burgh (1593–1647), Dutch physician
- James Burgh (1714–1775), English Whig politician
- John Burgh (disambiguation), multiple people
- Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh (circa 1488–1550), English peer
Usage examples of "burgh".
The biggest de Burgh looked positively brutish, as if he would kill her where she stood, and he was not the only one.
Before arriving here, Elene had pictured his wife to be as brutish and frightening as this de Burgh.
He holds his manor on the presentation of a clove of gilliflower at the court of Gloucester, and it was granted to his ancestors by John de Burgh, son of Hubert, the first Earl of Kent, and Justiciary of England.
He could only stare at the small stick, unable to believe that he, of all the de Burghs left unmarried, had drawn it.
King Edward had decreed that one of the de Burghs take the wench to wife, and so he must do his duty, for his king, his father and his brothers.
Although all the de Burghs could read and write, only Geoffrey had studied with a traveling scholar, in an effort to quench his thirst for knowledge.
If you are come on behalf of that foul pack of jackals called the de Burghs, you can begone!
They wanted her land, although why the rich and powerful de Burghs cared anything about this sorry little manor was beyond her.
Then a raucous burst of noise erupted, as all the de Burghs began talking at once.
When the five other de Burghs took their places behind their brother, the priest swallowed, his consideration for his own hide obviously overcoming his twisted beliefs.
It inspired thoughts of the black arts, death and destruction, and when more than one of the de Burghs crossed himself furtively, Geoffrey loosed a low sigh.
No one ever reprimanded Dunstan, the eldest, strongest and most powerful of the de Burghs, but Geoffrey held his ground.
Geoffrey was acutely aware that the departure of the de Burghs left him surrounded by enemies, not the least of whom was his wife.
Although he knew he would never have gained the trust of his people if the de Burghs remained en masse, he often wished he had not been so eager to send his brothers away.
And she would never give the de Burghs the satisfaction of driving her away.