In English law . An inhabitant or freeman of a borough or town; a person duly and legally admitted a member of a municipal corporation . Spelman; 3 Steph. Comm. 188. 1S9. A magistrate of a borough. Blount. An elector or voter; a person legally qualified to vote at elections. The word in this sense is particularly defined by the statute 5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 76,”
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