Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - burgh

n. hist. a Scottish borough or chartered town. Usage This status was abolished in 1975. Derivatives burghal adj. Etymology: Sc. form of BOROUGH BURGHER n. 1 a citizen or freeman, esp. of a Continental town. 2 S.Afr. hist. a citizen of a Boer republic. 3 a descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka. Etymology: G Burger or Du. burger f. Burg, burg BOROUGH