Headborough

/ˈhɛd.bə.rəʊ/

/ˈhɛd.bə.roʊ/

Translation of "headborough" into Russian

Noun

/ˈhɛd.bə.rəʊ/

/ˈhɛd.bə.roʊ/

headborough

headboroughs pl

The headborough was responsible for maintaining order in the village.

Староста отвечал за поддержание порядка в деревне.

Additional translations

глава округа

начальник района

Noun

/ˈhɛd.bə.rəʊ/

/ˈhɛd.bə.roʊ/

An officer of a parish or township, similar to a constable, responsible for maintaining order and enforcing the law.

The headborough was called upon to settle the dispute between the neighbors.

(historical, UK) The chief officer of a tithing; a petty constable in the early English administrative system.

In medieval times, the headborough presented wrongdoers before the hundred court.