Burgage - Holding; is that tenure by which the property in royal burghs is held under the Crown. It is originally constituted by a charter from the Crown in favour of the burgh; the effect of which is to make every proprietor of property situated within the burgh hold that property directly under the Crown as superior, for the reddendo (now merely nominal), of watching and warding; or, as it is commonly termed, "service of burgh, used and wont."
Definition source
Bell, William, A Dictionary and Digest of the Law of Scotland, 7th ed. rev. George Ross (Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1861), s.v. “Burgage.” Public domain.
Legal Subject: Burgage |
| Case | Date | Legal Subject | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representatives of Lowthian v. Representatives of Aglianby | 1801 | Terce, Debt, Burgage | Case involves the question of whether the defendant must apply the rents from Staffold estate in the English county of Cumberland to extinguish a debt due from George Ross to Richard Lowthian, deceased husband to the defender and uncle to Ross. |
