Town

town, n. Orig., a collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls; any collection of houses larger than a village, esp. when not incorporated as a city; in Eng., any number of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which not a city or the see of a bishop; the body of inhabitants resident in a town; a township; the court end of London; the metro poor inhabitants; any city or large place in or near which one may be. [AS. tun, D. tuin, a fence, hedge, Ic. tun, an inclosure, homestead, dwelling house; and Ga. dun, a fortre , perh. Ir. dur, L. durus, firm, strong, lasting, E. dure.] — Town'- ship, n. The district or territory of a town; a territorial district with certain municipal powers. —Towns' man, townz'man, n. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another. — Town'-clerk, n. An officer who keeps the records of a town, and enters all official proceedings. cri'er, n. A public crier.—hall,n. A public room or building for transacting the busine of a town.—house, n. The house where the public busine of the town transacted by the inhabitants a house in town, in opp. to a house in the country. —meet'ing, n. A legal meeting of the inhabitants of a town or township for the transaction of busine . —talk, n. The common talk of a place, or the subject of common conversation.— Townsfolk, -fok, n. The people of a town; esp., the inhabitants of a city. Towser. See under Touse.