City Halln.

Brit.

/ˌsɪtɪ ˈhɔːl/, U.S.

/ˌsɪdi ˈhɔl/,

/ˌsɪdi ˈhɑl/

Forms: see city n. and hall n.¹ Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: city n., hall n.¹

Etymology: < city n. + hall n.¹ Compare earlier town hall n.

1. (The name of) the chief administrative building or offices of a municipal government.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] > local government offices > town-hall

guild-hall?a1000

tolsel1373

toll-hall1395

tollbooth1440

common house1450

town hallc1453

townhouse?1518

state housea1587

City Hall1603

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 939 Laches the sonne of Demochares..demaundeth in free gift of the Senate and people of Athens,..one statue of brasse to be erected in the market place: also his table and diet in the palace or citie hall Prytanaeum [Fr. l'hostel de ville; Gk. πρυτανείῳ] for himselfe.

1675 E. Andross Let. 12 Oct. in F. B. Hough Easton's Narr. Causes Indian War (1858) 106 There was at the City Hall an Order of the last Gen[er]all Court of Assizes.

1754 N.-Y. Mercury 21 Oct. 1/1 The Books..are placed, for the present, by Leave of the Corporation in their Library Room in the City-Hall.

1789 Congress Reg. 1 6 The Speaker laid before the house a letter from the Mayor of the City of New-York..appropriating the city-hall for the accommodation of the General Government of the United States.

1833 E. T. Coke Subaltern's Furlough iv Of the public buildings, the City Hall, containing the supreme court, mayor's court, and various public offices,..is the most remarkable.

1868 New Englander Jan. 121 Railroads, steamboats, city halls..and prisons—all are costly.

1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel v. 388 He slept on a bench in front of the City Hall.

1987 R. P. Hart Sound of Leadership i. 29 What does one say..when standing at the City Hall in County Cork, Ireland, after being presented with a modest gift?

2001 A. K. Stone Disappearing into View xvi. 239 Boston's City Hall is an architectural nightmare.

2. Originally and chiefly North American. Municipal officers collectively; city government. Usually without article.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > municipal government

municipalism1851

municipality1856

municipalization1884

City Hall1910

1910 Ladies' Home Jrnl. 1 Nov. 69/2 I don't believe in saloons, but..the City Hall wants them.

1915 Rotarian July 37/1 This committee took up with the city hall the question of a bond budget.

1920 Med. Rec. 6 Mar. 415/1 Every New Yorker..stood ready to rush to the spot designated when City Hall sounded the alarm.

1986 Ebony Dec. 38 The men and women who made history by becoming the first Black mayors of their cities say that there is indeed life after city hall.

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxiv. 352 And himself with his toffee-nosed airs always billboarding about his connections to City Hall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	city hall
释义	City Halln. Brit. /ˌsɪtɪ ˈhɔːl/, U.S. /ˌsɪdi ˈhɔl/, /ˌsɪdi ˈhɑl/ Forms: see city n. and hall n.¹ Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: city n., hall n.¹ Etymology: < city n. + hall n.¹ Compare earlier town hall n. 1. (The name of) the chief administrative building or offices of a municipal government. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] > local government offices > town-hall guild-hall?a1000 tolsel1373 toll-hall1395 tollbooth1440 common house1450 town hallc1453 townhouse?1518 state housea1587 City Hall1603 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 939 Laches the sonne of Demochares..demaundeth in free gift of the Senate and people of Athens,..one statue of brasse to be erected in the market place: also his table and diet in the palace or citie hall Prytanaeum [Fr. l'hostel de ville; Gk. πρυτανείῳ] for himselfe. 1675 E. Andross Let. 12 Oct. in F. B. Hough Easton's Narr. Causes Indian War (1858) 106 There was at the City Hall an Order of the last Gen[er]all Court of Assizes. 1754 N.-Y. Mercury 21 Oct. 1/1 The Books..are placed, for the present, by Leave of the Corporation in their Library Room in the City-Hall. 1789 Congress Reg. 1 6 The Speaker laid before the house a letter from the Mayor of the City of New-York..appropriating the city-hall for the accommodation of the General Government of the United States. 1833 E. T. Coke Subaltern's Furlough iv Of the public buildings, the City Hall, containing the supreme court, mayor's court, and various public offices,..is the most remarkable. 1868 New Englander Jan. 121 Railroads, steamboats, city halls..and prisons—all are costly. 1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel v. 388 He slept on a bench in front of the City Hall. 1987 R. P. Hart Sound of Leadership i. 29 What does one say..when standing at the City Hall in County Cork, Ireland, after being presented with a modest gift? 2001 A. K. Stone Disappearing into View xvi. 239 Boston's City Hall is an architectural nightmare. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. Municipal officers collectively; city government. Usually without article. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > municipal government municipalism1851 municipality1856 municipalization1884 City Hall1910 1910 Ladies' Home Jrnl. 1 Nov. 69/2 I don't believe in saloons, but..the City Hall wants them. 1915 Rotarian July 37/1 This committee took up with the city hall the question of a bond budget. 1920 Med. Rec. 6 Mar. 415/1 Every New Yorker..stood ready to rush to the spot designated when City Hall sounded the alarm. 1986 Ebony Dec. 38 The men and women who made history by becoming the first Black mayors of their cities say that there is indeed life after city hall. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxiv. 352 And himself with his toffee-nosed airs always billboarding about his connections to City Hall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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