/mhw>, n.; pl. -men One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl. Townsmen [ 1913 Webster ]
1. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A selectman, in New England. See Selectman. [ 1913 Webster ]