royal burgh

A panoramic view of St. Andrews, in Fife, Scotland, U.K. The town became a royal burgh in 1620, when it was granted a charter by King James VI of Scotland (James I of England).

From royal +‎ burgh.

• (Received Pronunciation, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɔɪəl ˈbʌɹə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɔɪ(ə)l ˈbɝoʊ/, (nonstandard) /-ˈbɝɡ/
• Rhymes: -ʌɹə, -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
• Hyphenation: roy‧al burgh

royal burgh (plural royal burghs)

1. (Scotland, historical) A type of Scottish burgh founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter; these were legally abolished in 1975.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) burgh royal, (obsolete) royal borough

   Most royal burghs were either created by the Crown, or upgraded from another status, such as a burgh of barony.

• burgh of barony
• parliamentary burgh

• royal borough (in England)

• royal burgh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “royal burgh, n.” under “royal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
• “royal burgh, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary, 10th edition, London: Collins, 2010, →ISBN.