Borough English

/ˈbʌrə ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

Definition

Definition of Borough English - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

inheritance custom

Dated

custom where youngest son inherits family property

Dated

In Borough English, the youngest son got the farm.
Borough English dictated the youngest inherited the estate.
Under Borough English, the youngest son received everything.

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Expressions with borough

borough council

administrative body responsible for local services in a borough

The borough council oversees waste collection and street cleaning.

outer borough

one of the boroughs of NYC excluding Manhattan

She lives in an outer borough, not in Manhattan.

metropolitan borough

administrative division within a UK metropolitan county

Manchester is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester.

rotten borough

electoral district with disproportionate representation

Critics argue that the district functions like a rotten borough.

county borough

borough with independent local government, often outside county control

Dublin was a county borough with its own council.

pocket borough

parliamentary borough controlled by one person or family

He inherited the estate and the pocket borough that came with it..

Expressions with English

english rose

type of rose bred in England

The garden was full of beautiful English roses.

in plain English

adv.

using simple and clear language

He explained the process in plain English so everyone could understand.

do you speak English

exp.

ask if someone can communicate in English

Excuse me, do you speak English?

simple English

plain and easy-to-understand form of English

She prefers to write her articles in simple English for clarity..

broken English

English spoken with many mistakes

He spoke in broken English, making it hard to understand.

English breakfast

traditional British morning meal with cooked items

I had an English breakfast with eggs and bacon.

plain English

language that is clear and easy to understand

The instructions were written in plain English.

English muffin

small, round, flat yeast-leavened bread often split and toasted

He topped the toasted English muffin with eggs and cheese..

modern English

adj.

related to the present or recent times

Modern English literature reflects current societal issues.

Old English Sheepdog

herding dog breed with shaggy grey and white fur

The Old English Sheepdog is great with children.

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French:Borough English, ...
German:Jüngstenerbrecht, ...
Italian:Borough English, ...
Spanish:Borough English, ...
Portuguese:ultimogenitura, ...
Chinese:幼子继承制, ...
Japanese:ボロー・イングリッシュ, ...
Arabic:عرف الابن الأصغر, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹרוֹ אִינְגְּלִישׁ, ...
Russian:Боро Инглиш, ...
Ukrainian:Borough English, ...
Hindi:बरो इंग्लिश, ...
Bengali:কনিষ্ঠপুত্র উত্তরাধিকার প্রথা, ...
Catalan:Borough English, ...
Czech:právo nejmladšího syna na dědictví, ...
Danish:Borough English, ...
Dutch:Borough English, ...
Greek:Μπόροου Ίνγκλις, ...
Hungarian:legfiatalabb fiúági öröklés, ...
Khmer:ទំនៀមទម្លាប់មរតកដែលកូនប្រុសពៅទទួលមរតកទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិគ្រួសារ, ...
Korean:버러 잉글리시, ...
Persian:بورو اینگلیش, ...
Polish:minorat, ...
Portuguese (BR):ultimogenitura, ...
Romanian:Borough English, ...
Swedish:arvssed där yngste sonen ärver, ...
Thai:ธรรมเนียมที่ลูกชายคนสุดท้องรับมรดก, ...
Turkish:Borough English, ...
Vietnamese:Borough English, ...

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