Definition of district

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District (n.) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.

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Diocese :: Diocese (n.) The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.
Wapinschaw :: Wapinschaw (n.) An exhibition of arms. according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; -- formerly made at certain seasons in each district..
Chorography :: Chorography (n.) the mapping or description of a region or district.
Districtly :: Districtly (adv.) Strictly.
Ruridecanal :: Ruridecanal (a.) Of or pertaining to a rural dean; as, a ruridecanal district; the ruridecanal intellect..
Legation :: Legation (n.) A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
Faubourg :: Faubourg (n.) A suburb of French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls..
Aldermanry :: Aldermanry (n.) The district or ward of an alderman.
Inspectorship :: Inspectorship (n.) The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
Ticketing :: Ticketing (n.) A periodical sale of ore in the English mining districts; -- so called from the tickets upon which are written the bids of the buyers.
Absenteeism :: Absenteeism (n.) The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
Districting :: Districting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distric.
Circar :: Circar (n.) A district, or part of a province. See Sircar..
Part :: Part (n.) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural.
Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority..
Redistrict :: Redistrict (v. t.) To divide into new districts.
Villagery :: Villagery (n.) Villages; a district of villages.
Precinct :: Precinct (n.) A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct..
Intendancy :: Intendancy (n.) A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant.
Paramo :: Paramo (n.) A high, bleak plateau or district, with stunted trees, and cold, damp atmosphere, as in the Andes, in South America..
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