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词汇 headborough
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Definition of headborough in English:

headborough

noun ˈhɛdb(ə)rə
historical
  • In Anglo-Saxon and later medieval England: the chief member of a tithing or borrow in a system of frank-pledge. Later: a parish officer having the same role and function as a petty constable.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Inquisition Post Mortem. From head + borrow.

Definition of headborough in US English:

headborough

nounˈhɛdb(ə)rə
historical
  • In Anglo-Saxon and later medieval England: the chief member of a tithing or borrow in a system of frank-pledge. Later: a parish officer having the same role and function as a petty constable.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Inquisition Post Mortem. From head + borrow.

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