PRECINCT

precinct. precinct, compasse appointed:

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precinct. Precinct, n. a boundary, outward limit, division

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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. 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. 2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct.
3. 3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support.
The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice. Laws of Massachusetts.