borgtocht

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === borgtogt (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch borchtocht, borchtucht f. Equivalent to borg +‎ tocht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔrx.tɔxt/ Hyphenation: borg‧tocht === Noun === borgtocht m (plural borgtochten, diminutive borgtochtje n) (civil law) suretyship (criminal law) bail ==== Usage notes ==== Could also be feminine historically. ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: borgtog === References === Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “borgtocht”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001