pocket borough
pocket borough
nounDefinition of POCKET BOROUGH
: an English constituency controlled before parliamentary reform by a single person or family
First Known Use of POCKET BOROUGH
1856
Rhymes with POCKET BOROUGH
Learn More About POCKET BOROUGH
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: pocket bread
Previous Word in the Dictionary: pocket boom
All Words Near: pocket borough
Previous Word in the Dictionary: pocket boom
All Words Near: pocket borough
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up pocket borough? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
