释义 |
courthouse \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English, from court (I) + hous house 1. : a building in which established courts are held : the principal building in which county offices are housed and in which county administrative affairs are conducted and which often contains also the county jail 2. : county seat — used chiefly in place names in Virginia and some nearby states < Appomattox Courthouse > — abbr. C.H. |