Courthouse
Pronunciation : Court"house`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.]
2. A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States. Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House. Barlett.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913