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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.
EXPANDOften, precincts. an enclosing boundary or limit.
6.
precincts, the parts or regions immediately surrounding a place; environs: the precincts of a town.
7.
Chiefly British. the ground immediately surrounding a church, temple, or the like.
8.
COLLAPSEa walled or otherwise bounded or limited space within which a building or place is situated.
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; compare 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; compare cinch1) + -tus past participle suffix
Synonyms
1. ward. 4. territory. 8. compound.
1. ward. 4. territory. 8. compound.
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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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