- (n.) One who represents a borough in Parliament.
- (n.) An inhabitant of a borough or walled town or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.
- (n.) A magistrate of a borough.
- (n.) An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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