Word Meanings - BURGHBRECH - Book Publishers vocabulary database
The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Burrill. (more info) Law)
Related words: (words related to BURGHBRECH)
- TITH
Tight; nimble. Of a good stirring strain too, she goes tith. Beau. & Fl. - VIOLATOR
One who violates; an infringer; a profaner; a ravisher. - EVERYWHERENESS
Ubiquity; omnipresence. Grew. - EVERYWHERE
In every place; in all places; hence, in every part; throughly; altogether. - OFFENSELESS
Unoffending; inoffensive. - PEACEBREAKER
One who disturbs the public peace. -- Peace"break`ing, n. - PLEDGERY
A pledging; suretyship. - PLEDGE
The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; - TITHER
1. One who collects tithes. Milton. 2. One who pays tithes. Chaucer. - TITHABLE
Subject to the payment of tithes; as, tithable lands. - PLEDGEOR; PLEDGOR
One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; -- opposed to Ant: pledgee. Note: This word analogically requires the e after g, but the spelling pledgor is perhaps commoner. - VIOLATIVE
Violating, or tending to violate. - INHABITANT
One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident. (more info) 1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, - OFFENSEFUL
Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act. - VIOLATE
1. To treat in a violent manner; to abuse. His wife Boadicea violated with stripes, his daughters with rape. Milton. 2. To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; - PLEDGELESS
Having no pledge. - PEACEMAKER
One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance. Matt. v. 9. --Peace"mak`ing, n. - PLEDGER
One who pledges. - PLEDGEE
The one to whom a pledge is given, or to whom property pledged is delivered. - GIVEN
p. p. & a. from Give, v. - INTERPLEDGE
To pledge mutually. - SAFE-PLEDGE
A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time. Bracton. - IMPLEDGE
To pledge. Sir W. Scott. - REVERY
See REVERIE - GITTITH
A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii., lxxxi., and lxxxiv. Dr. W. Smith. - NONINHABITANT
One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.