Definition of "burghs" [burghs]

• Plural form of burgh. (noun)

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• ""I do not know if I am appreciated or not, but the burghs are a little tired of a struggle between the Conservative duke and the Whig earl, always resulting in some one being put up on both sides, to whom there were no strong objections, and no strong recommendations -- a mere nobody, in fact.""
• "Domesday as one of the four "burghs" of Devon, and as early as the reign of Henry I, before the election of Mayors had become part of English municipal life, it was entitled to elect a chief magistrate for its own government."
• "It's the - burghs, - boroughs, and - broughs that really trip people up though."