Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HEADBOROUGH
n.hed'burro. In England, formerly, the chief of a frank-pledge, tithing or decennary, consisting of ten families; called in some counties, borsholder, that is, borough's elder, and sometimes tithing man.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HEADBOROUGH; HEADBORROW
HEADBOROUGH; HEADBORROW Head "bor *ough, Head "bor *row n.
1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes tithingman. See Borsholder. [Eng. ] Blackstone.
2. (Modern Law )
Defn: A petty constable. [Eng. ]
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