Borsholder
Pronunciation : Bors"hold`er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. borsolder; prob. fr. AS. borg, gen. borges, pledge + ealdor elder. See Borrow, and Elder, a.] (Eng. Law)
Definition : Defn: The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d Borough); the headborough; a parish constable. Spelman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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