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.