County-seat
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A county-seat or county-town is the chief town of a county, where the county buildings and courts are located and the county business transacted.
Williams v. Reutzel, 60 Ark. 155, 29 S. W. 374; In re Allison, 13 Colo. 525, 22 Pac. 820, 10 In R. A. 790, 16 Am. St. Rep. 224 ;' Whallon v. Grid-ley, 51 Mich. 503, 16 N. W. 876.