vic·i·nage

[vis-uh-nij]
noun
1.
the region near or about a place; vicinity.
2.
a particular neighborhood or district, or the people belonging to it.

Origin:
1275–1325; < Latin vīcīn(us) near (see vicinity) + -age; replacing Middle English vesinage < Middle French < Latin, as above

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To vicinage
Collins
World English Dictionary
vicinage (ˈvɪsənɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the residents of a particular neighbourhood
2.  a less common word for vicinity
 
[C14: from Old French vicenage, from vicin neighbouring, from Latin vīcīnus; see vicinity]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Vicinage is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Vicinage staff received five-day training on the primary modules.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT