county at large noun3 •The whole of a county, as distinct from some portion of itIt then became the duty of the House to consider in what way the new members were to be elected, and whether they had not better be chosen by a division of the county, than by the county at large. — 1822 •The portion of a county not part of subordinate jurisdictions such as boroughs •A county which is not a county corporateAnd be it enacted, That wherever the Word "County" occurs in this Act, the same shall be construed to extend to and comprehend a County of a City or a County of a Town, as well as a County at large. — 1839 formscounties at large
