What does borrowage mean?
Borrowage means (obsolete or historical) Synonym of suretyship.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete or historical) Synonym of suretyship.
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.
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Borrowage means (obsolete or historical) Synonym of suretyship.
Common synonyms include suretyship.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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