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precinct |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Precinct \Pre"cinct\ (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum fr L. praecingere praecinctum to gird about to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre-}, and {Cincture}.] 1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as the precincts of a state. ``The precincts of light.'' --Milton. 2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as an election precinct; a school precinct. 3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support. [U.S.] The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice. --Laws of Massachusetts. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: precinct n : a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
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