Borrowage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Borrowage is a noun meaning (obsolete or historical) Synonym of suretyship.
Meaning
(obsolete or historical) Synonym of suretyship.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) The act of borrowing.
Example Sentences
The bailies then took the position of burghal officers, and were elected by the burgesses, but they still acted as officers of the crown in giving possession, or sasine as it was called, to the several burgh holdings, or borrowages as they were termed, whenever these were transferred to purchasers, or were transmitted to the heirs or successors of previous owners.
Word Forms
- borrowages
Synonyms for borrowage
Depending on context, synonyms include suretyship.
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