precincts

pre·cinct

P0510400 (prē′sĭngkt′)n.1. a. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.b. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.2. An election district of a city or town.3. often precinctsa. A place or enclosure marked off by definite limits, such as walls: the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.b. A boundary: Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.4. precincts The neighborhood or surrounding area; the environs.5. often precincts An area of thought or action; a province or domain: "It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home" (Mark Van Doren).

[Middle English precincte, a defined district or area, from Medieval Latin praecīnctum, from Latin, neuter past participle of praecingere, to encircle : prae-, pre- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

precincts

(ˈpriːsɪŋkts) pl nthe surrounding region or area

单词	precincts
释义	precincts pre·cinct P0510400 (prē′sĭngkt′)n.1. a. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.b. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.2. An election district of a city or town.3. often precinctsa. A place or enclosure marked off by definite limits, such as walls: the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.b. A boundary: Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.4. precincts The neighborhood or surrounding area; the environs.5. often precincts An area of thought or action; a province or domain: "It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home" (Mark Van Doren). [Middle English precincte, a defined district or area, from Medieval Latin praecīnctum, from Latin, neuter past participle of praecingere, to encircle : prae-, pre- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.] precincts (ˈpriːsɪŋkts) pl nthe surrounding region or area EncyclopediaSeeprecinctLegalSeePrecinct
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