borsholder

== English == === Etymology === From Old English borsolder, probably from borges (“pledge's”) + ealdor (“elder”). Compare borrow and elder. === Noun === borsholder (plural borsholders) (historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing. (historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable. ==== References ==== “borsholder”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.