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The Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city. I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell. Evelyn.

A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold.

in rays; flashing; coruscating. In brazed arms, that cast a gleamy ray, Swift through the town the warrior bends his way. Pope.

tate; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. "The governor of the town." Shak.

chool. This use of the word is more common in England than in the United States. When any town shall increase to the number of a hundred families or householders, they shall set up a grammar school, the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the University. Mass. Records (1647).…

, the members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the poor within a township, or district.

The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles; a townhall.

ually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town. Addison. He was hankering to join his friend. J. A. Symonds.

A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse.

An association; a league or confederacy. Hanse towns (Hist.), certain commercial cities in Germany which associated themselves for the protection and enlarging of their commerce. The confederacy, called also Hansa and Hanseatic league, held its first diet in 1260, and was maintained for nearly four hundred years. At on…

Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy. Hanseatic league. See under 2d Hanse.

u wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house. Shak. Those cares that haunt the court and town. Swift.

base; he started for home. At home.(a) At one's own house, or lodgings. (b) In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at home. (c) Prepared to receive callers. -- Home department, the department of executive administration, by which the internal affairs of a country are managed. [Eng.] To be at home on any s…

Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or country. Homeward bound, bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet.

war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying. -- Law, or Code, of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. Paley. -- Maid of honor, a lady of…

Quite mad; -- raving crazy. Did I tell you about Mr. Garrick, that the town are horn-mad after Gray.

In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth.

A city hall or townhouse.

The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family. Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant. Macaulay. Compound householder. See Compound, a.

huts; as, to hut troops in winter quarters. The troops hutted among the heights of Morristown. W. Irving.