FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n (obsolete) A fortified town

n (rare) A town or city.

n A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

n An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.

n An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.

n Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

n A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.

n (historical|British|legal) An association of men who gave pledges or surety|sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.

n (historical|British|legal) The pledge or surety thus given.