Hypertext Webster Gateway: "precinct"
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) 1.7 (wn)
precinct
n : a district of a city or town marked out for administrative
purposes
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