borough English

Noun

1.

borough English - a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers

BOROUGH ENGLISH, English law. This, as the name imports, relates exclusively to the English law.
     2. It is a custom, in many ancient boroughs, by which the youngest son succeeds to the burgage tenement on the death of the father. 2 Bl. Com. 83.
     3. In some parts of France, there was a custom by which the youngest son was entitled to an advantage over the other children in the estate of their father. iller. Rep. mot Mainete.

heritage, inheritance