townhall

A large hall or building belonging to a town, in which the meetings of the town-council toxodon as a place of public a embly; a town-house. "These came together in the new town -hall." Long fellow: Poet's Tale. town-house, s. 1. A town-hall; an hôtel de ville. "A town- house built at one end will front the church that stands at the other."- Add is on : On Italy . 2. A private residence or mansion in town, in opposition to one in the country. town-land, s . Land near a town. [TOWN-PARK.] "Two or three cabins gathered together were sufficient to constitute a town, and the land adjoining thereto is called a town - land ."-Mi Edge worth: Ennui, ch. viii. *town-major, s . Mil.: A garrison officer, ranking with a captain. His duties were much the same as those of the town adjutant (q. v.).