\Fri"borg\, Friborgh \Fri"borgh\, n. [AS. fri?borh,
lit., peace PLAGE; fri? peace + borh, borg, pledge, akin to
E. borrow. The first part of the word was confused with free,
the last part, with borough.] (Old Eng. Law)
The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans
frankpledge. See {Frankpledge}. [Written also {friburgh} and
{fribourg}.] --Burril.