Definition of Rutland

1. Noun. A town in central Vermont.

Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Green Mountain State, Vermont, Vt

Definition of Rutland

1. Proper noun. A small inland county of England bordered by Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname habitational from=Old English) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rutland

Ruth
Ruth Benedict
Ruth Fulton
Ruth Saint Denis
Ruth St. Denis
Ruthenia
Rutherford
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Rutherford atom
Rutherfordian
Ruthian
Ruthlyn
Rutilus
Rutilus rutilus
Rutland (current term)
Rutland beauties
Rutland beauty
Rutledge
Rutooro
Rutul
Ruvettus pretiosus
Ruy Lopez
Ruysch's membrane
Ruysch's muscle
Ruysch's tube
Ruysch's veins
Rwanda
Rwanda franc
Rwandan

Literary usage of Rutland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1907)
"Same, agst. bill to extend Rutland and Whitehall RR from Castleton to Rutland. (House Jol. 1855: 708.) Petition for extension of Rutland and Whitehall RR to ..."

2. The Mining Magazine (1853)
"MARBLE QUARRIES AT WEST Rutland, VERMONT. THE appearance of these quarries as they present themselves to the eye of a stranger, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The shire-court for Rutland was 12th century, the latter formerly including the additional ... Rutland was originally included in the diocese of Lincoln, ..."

4. Biennial Report by Vermont Public Service Commission (1900)
"Name of common carrier making this report: Rutland Railroad Com - pany. Date of organization: 1867, charter approved March 28. Under laws of what government ..."

5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"Rutland. FOR the following list of Rutland words and phrases I am indebted to the Rev. Chr. Wordsworth, Glaston Rectory, near Uppingham. ..."

6. The Bibliography of Vermont: Or, A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating in by Marcus Davis Gilman (1897)
"—Manual for the use of the Congregational Church in West Rutland, ... —Catalogue of the Rutland Graded Schools and of the High School Library, ..."

7. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"The question depends altogether upon the citizenship of the Bennington & Rutland RR Co., it being the actual trustee, and the legal right to sue on behalf ..."

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