What does townsman mean?
Definitions for townsman
ˈtaʊnz məntowns·man
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Princeton's WordNet
townsmannoun
a person from the same town as yourself
"a fellow townsman"
townsman, townernoun
a resident of a town or city
Wiktionary
townsmannoun
a man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Townsmannoun
Etymology: town and man.
Here come the townsmen on procession,
Before your highness to present the man. William Shakespeare.In the time of king Henry the sixth, in a fight between the earls of Ormond and Desmond, almost all the townsmen of Kilkenny were slain. John Davies, on Ireland.
They marched to Newcastle, which being defended only by the townsmen, was given up to them. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
I left him at the gate firm to your interest,
T’ admit the townsmen at their first appearance. Dryden.
Wikipedia
townsman
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural council, village council, or board of aldermen.
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townsman
A townsman is generally defined as a native or inhabitant of a town, especially a man. The term can also sometimes be used to denote a man who is a non-rural dweller, in contrast to a countryman. The term is also occasionally used to refer to fellow male town dwellers.
Webster Dictionary
Townsmannoun
an inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another
Townsmannoun
a selectman, in New England. See Selectman
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of townsman in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of townsman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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