District
Definition of District
Dis´trict | a. | 1. | Rigorous; stringent; harsh. | | n. | 1. | (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. | | 2. | A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. | | 3. | Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. | | v. t. | 1. | To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives. |
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