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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Bantam :: Bantam (n.) A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java..
Moot :: Moot (n.) A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot..
Province :: Province (n.) A region of country; a tract; a district.
Water-white :: Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst..
Inspectorship :: Inspectorship (n.) The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
Register :: Register (n.) A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district.
Arcadia :: Arcadia (n.) A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness..
Bey :: Bey (n.) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis..
Pontine :: Pontine (a.) Of or pertaining to an extensive marshy district between Rome and Naples.
Steingale :: Steinbock (n.) A small South African antelope (Nanotragus tragulus) which frequents dry, rocky districts; -- called also steenbok..
Constablery :: Constablery (n.) The district or jurisdiction of a constable.
Neighborhood :: Neighborhood (n.) A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood..
Aldermanry :: Aldermanry (n.) The district or ward of an alderman.
Villagery :: Villagery (n.) Villages; a district of villages.
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement..
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris..
Wool-hall :: Wool-hall (n.) A trade market in the woolen districts.
Limitation :: Limitation (v. t.) A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district..
Collectorate :: Collectorate (n.) The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.
Franchise :: Franchise (a.) The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary..
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