- (in England) a tenure whereby burgesses or townspeople held lands or tenements of the king or other lord, usually for a fixed money rent.
- (in Scotland) tenure directly from the crown of property in royal burghs in return for the service of watching and warding.
- (in England) tenure of land or tenement in a town or city, which originally involved a fixed money rent
- (in Scotland) the tenure of land direct from the crown in Scottish royal burghs in return for watching and warding
