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Town
Town
adv. & prep.
Formerly
: (a) An
inclosure
which
surrounded
the
mere
homestead
or
dwelling
of
the
lord
of
the
manor
. [
Obs
.] (b)
The
whole
of
the
land
which
constituted
the
domain
. [
Obs
.] (c) A
collection
of
houses
inclosed
by
fences
or
walls
.
Town
adv. & prep.
Any
number
or
collection
of
houses
to
which
belongs
a
regular
market
,
and
which
is
not
a
city
or
the
see
of a
bishop
.
Town
adv. & prep.
Any
collection
of
houses
larger
than
a
village
,
and
not
incorporated
as a
city
;
also
,
loosely
,
any
large
,
closely
populated
place
,
whether
incorporated
or
not
, in
distinction
from
the
country
, or
from
rural
communities
.
Town
adv. & prep.
The
body
of
inhabitants
resident
in a
town
; as,
the
town
voted
to
send
two
representatives
to
the
legislature
;
the
town
voted
to
lay
a
tax
for
repairing
the
highways
.
Town
adv. & prep.
A
township
;
the
whole
territory
within
certain
limits
,
less
than
those
of a
country
.
Town
adv. & prep.
The
court
end
of
London
;
commonly
with
the
.
Town
adv. & prep.
The
metropolis
or
its
inhabitants
; as, in
winter
the
gentleman
lives
in
town
; in
summer
, in
the
country
.
Town
adv. & prep.
A
farm
or
farmstead
;
also
, a
court
or
farmyard
.
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