COURTHOUSE


Meaning of COURTHOUSE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from court (I) + hous house

1. : a building in which established courts are held : the principal building in which county offices are housed and in which county administrative affairs are conducted and which often contains also the county jail

2. : county seat — used chiefly in place names in Virginia and some nearby states

Appomattox Courthouse

— abbr. C.H.

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