'Burgage' definitions:

Definition of 'Burgage'

From: GCIDE
  • Burgage \Burg"age\, n. [From Burg: cf. F. bourgage, LL. burgagium.] (Eng. Law) A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]