English

Noun

countyhood ‎(uncountable)

1. The state of being a county.
   • 1911 December 8, "Countyhood for the Bronx", 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 and 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.