in england, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in america, an incorporated town or village, as in pennsylvania and connecticut.-the collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.-an association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.-the pledge or surety thus given.