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BOROUGH ENGLISH, English law. This, as the name imports, relates exclusively
to the English law.
2. It is a custom, in many ancient boroughs, by which the youngest son
succeeds to the burgage tenement on the death of the father. 2 Bl. Com. 83.
3. In some parts of France, there was a custom by which the youngest
son was entitled to an advantage over the other children in the estate of
their father. iller. Rep. mot Mainete.