burgh of barony
English
Noun
burgh
of
barony
(
plural
burghs of barony
)
(
Scotland
,
historical
)
A
burgh
in
Scotland
, distinct from
royal burghs
in being
granted
to a
landowner
who, as a
tenant
-in-chief, held his
estates
directly from the
crown
.
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