† shire-housen.Obsolete = county halln. at countyn.1 and adj. Compounds 7.
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county hall1670
shire-house1759
shire-hall1796
1759 B. MartinNat. Hist. Eng. II. 53 The Guild-hall, the Wool~hall, and the Shire-house.