COURTHOUSE

Court″house′ (kīrt″hous′), n. 1. 1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings.
2. 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.