/mawr"tn/ , n.
1. Jelly Roll ( Ferdinand Morton ), 1885-1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
2. Levi Parsons /lee"vuy pahr"seuhnz/ , 1824-1920, vice president of the U.S. 1889-93; governor of New York 1895-96.
3. William Thomas Green , 1819-68, U.S. dentist: first to employ ether as an anesthetic.
4. a town in central Illinois. 14,178.
5. a male given name: a family name taken from a Norman placename meaning "town on the moor."