countyhood

English

Etymology

county +‎ -hood

Noun

countyhood (uncountable)

1. The state of being a county.
   • 1911 December 8, “Countyhood for the Bronx”, in The New York Times:

     The proposers of countyhood for the Bronx are either unintelligent or insincere when they say that the autonomy of that borough would separate it from Tammany Hall.

   • 1996, Yolanda Reed, Rick Gregory, Robertson Co, TN, page 25:

     In the years following countyhood, the court levied taxes, set salaries for county officials, provided for public safety and regulated morals.

Anagrams

• Hood County