headborough

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Headborough \Head"bor*ough\ Headborrow
\Head"bor*row\(h[e^]d"b[u^]r*[-o]), n.
   1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary,
      consisting of ten families; -- called also {borsholder},
      {boroughhead}, {boroughholder}, and sometimes
      {tithingman}. See {Borsholder}. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
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   2. (Modern Law) A petty constable. [Eng.]
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