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.[1913 Webster]
2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election
precinct; a school
precinct.
[1913 Webster]
3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support.
[U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice.Laws of Massachusetts.
[1913 Webster]
New - Add Dictionary Search to Your Site
You can add a free dictionary search box to your own web site by copying and pasting the following HTML into one of your web pages:
<form action="http://www.freedict.co.uk/search.php" method="post"> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;"> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freedict.co.uk/" title="FreeDict free online dictionary">FreeDict</a> <input type="text" name="word" size="20" value="" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search Dictionary" /> </p> </form>
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Fri 16th April 2021