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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Precinct

/prē'sĭngkt/ · Pre·cinct · IPA /ˈpɹisɪŋkt/
01 n. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the…
  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.
  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.[U.S.]
    “The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice.” — Laws of Massachusetts.