Definitions
District of a city or town used for administration, policing, or voting.
Word origin
From Middle English precinct, precincte, early 15th century, in sense of “district for government purposes”, from Medieval Latin precinctum, alternative form of praecinctum (“enclosure, boundary line”), neuter singular of praecinctus, perfect passive participle of Latin praecingō (“surround, gird”), from prae (“before”) + cingō (“surround, encircle”), from which also cinch.
Used in a sentence
“For, by the fundamental Laws of the Realm, it is Capital in any Perſon, of what Quality ſoever, to make water within the Precincts of the Palace.”
“But ſince I loue to liue at libertie, As eaſily may you get the Souldans crowne, As any prizes out of my precinct.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Polling area”8 letters
02“Voting district”8 letters
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