Main Entry:: ¹coun·ty
Pronunciation:: \ˈkau̇n-tē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural counties
Etymology:: Middle English counte, from Anglo-French cunté, counté, from Medieval Latin comitatus, from Late Latin, office of a count, from comit-, comes count — more at count
Date:: 14th century

1: the domain of a count2 a: one of the territorial divisions of England and Wales and formerly also of Scotland and Northern Ireland constituting the chief units for administrative, judicial, and political purposes b (1): the people of a county (2)British : the gentry of a county3: the largest territorial division for local government within a state of the United States4: the largest local administrative unit in various countries

— county adjective

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