\Courte"house`\ (k?rt"hous`), n.
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.