burskap (OSw) noun

Townsmen who did not serve someone else and who owned a stipulated amount of money where granted citizenship in town, including certain rights, particularly concerning trade, and were subject to certain obligations after paying a fee. The rights/obligations and the fee were called burskap.

franchise OSw MESt Kgb Refs:

KLNM s.v.v. borgare, burskap; Schlyter 1877, s.v. burskap