townsmen

Meaning

of Townsman

Synonyms

Examples

After the Elector of Trier had demanded that the townsmen turn a Lutheran preacher out of the town, a board made up of townsmen who were ineligible for council functions handed the council a 30-point comprehensive list of demands on 24 May. Source: Internet

The fathers and other townsmen round up the Pontipees and announce they intend to hang them. Source: Internet

Furthermore, a ban on assembly was decreed, and the ineligible townsmen were stripped of their right to send two representatives to council. Source: Internet

On 5 August, however, Archbishop Richard ordered the council to overturn all concessions to the townsmen. Source: Internet