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. ModernLaw
A petty constable.
[Eng.]
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