precinct-house
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sɪŋkt noun
1.
a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
2.
Also called precinct house. the police station in such a district.
3.
Also called election district. one of a fixed number of districts, each containing one polling place, into which a city, town, etc., is divided for voting purposes.
4.
a space or place of definite or understood limits.
5.
Often, precincts. an enclosing boundary or limit.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin praecinctum, noun use of neuter of Latin praecinctus, past participle of praecingere to gird about, surround, equivalent to prae- pre- + cing- (stem of cingere to surround; cf. cinch1) + -tus past participle suffix
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin praecinctum, noun use of neuter of Latin praecinctus, past participle of praecingere to gird about, surround, equivalent to prae- pre- + cing- (stem of cingere to surround; cf. cinch1) + -tus past participle suffix
Synonyms
1. ward. 4. territory. 8. compound.
1. ward. 4. territory. 8. compound.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wall |
| b. such a boundary | |
| 2. | an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose: a shopping precinct; pedestrian precinct |
| 3. | (US) |
| a. a district of a city for administrative or police purposes | |
| b. the police responsible for such a district | |
| 4. | (US) a polling or electoral district |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin praecinctum (something) surrounded, from Latin praecingere to gird around, from prae before, around + cingere to gird] | |
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Word Origin & History
precinct
early 15c., "district defined for purposes of government or representation," from M.L. precinctum "enclosure, boundary line," prop. neut. pp. of L. præcingere "to gird about, surround," from præ- "before" + cingere "to surround, encircle" (see cinch).
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