different between townsman vs gownsman

English

From Middle English townes-man, from Old English t?nes-mann, equivalent to town +? -s- +? man.

townsman (plural townsmen)

A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
Synonym: city dweller

From gown +? -s- +? man.

gownsman (plural gownsmen)

One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
Hyponym: gownie
- The two gownsmen lowered the rigid body. It lay straight as a board, supported by no more than its head on the chair-back, and its heels on the ground.
(archaic) A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.

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