BORSHOLDER

Source: 566, 567

borsholder. Borsholder, n. a headborough, a petty constable

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