the chief town in Maryland, in North America; which as yet is but mean, because the people in this province choose to live on their plantations, as in Virginia. St Mary's was once the capital of the province of Maryland, and the town of Annapolis was known by the name of Severn. It received its present name in 1694, when it was made a port town, and the residence of a collector and naval officer. W. Long. 78. 10. N. Lat. 38. 25.