Royal Burghとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From royal +‎ burgh.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, Scotland) IPA: /ˌɹɔɪəl ˈbʌɹə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌɹɔɪ(ə)l ˈbɝoʊ/, (nonstandard) /-ˈbɝɡ/
• 韻: -ʌɹə, -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
• ハイフネーション: roy‧al burgh

名詞

royal burgh (plural royal burghs)

1. (Scotland, historical) A type of Scottish burgh founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter; these were legally abolished in 1975.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) burgh royal, (obsolete) royal borough

   Most royal burghs were either created by the Crown, or upgraded from another status, such as a burgh of barony.

等位語

• burgh of barony
• parliamentary burgh

関連する語

• royal borough (in England)

Further reading

• royal burgh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “royal burgh, n.” under “royal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
• “royal burgh, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged, digital edition, [London]: HarperCollins, 2012.