Vocabulary : Borosilicate to Borracho

Borosilicate : A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.
Borough : In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. ;; The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax. ;; An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other. ;; The pledge or surety thus given.
Borough-English : A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother.
Boroughhead : See Headborough.
Boroughholder : A headborough; a borsholder.
Boroughmaster : The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
Boroughmonger : One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
Boroughmongering : Alt. of Boroughmongery
Boroughmongery : The practices of a boroughmonger.
Borracho : See Borachio.
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