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Webster 1913 Edition

Borsholder

Bors′holdˊer

,
Noun.
[OE.
borsolder
; prob. fr. AS.
borg
, gen.
borges
, pledge +
ealdor
elder. See
Borrow
, and
Elder
,
Adj.
]
(Eng. Law)
The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d
Borough
); the headborough; a parish constable.
Spelman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Borsholder

BORS'HOLDER

,
Noun.
[A contraction of burh's ealdor, borough's elder, the elder or chief of a borough.]
The head or chief of a tithing or burg of ten men;; the head-borough.

Definition 2024

borsholder

borsholder

English

Noun

borsholder ‎(plural borsholders)

  1. (historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
  2. (historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable.

References

Etymology

From Old English borsolder, probably from borges ‎(“pledge's”) + ealdor ‎(“elder”). Compare borrow and elder.

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