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Definition province

Etymology

Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Middle French province, from Latin pr?vincia (“territory brought under Roman domination; official duty, office, charge, province”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr?w- (“right judge, master”). Cognate with Gothic ?????? (frauja, “lord, master”), Old English fr?a (“ruler, lord, king, master”). See also frow.

Noun

province (plural provinces)

1. A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]
2. An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China. [from 14th c.]
3. (Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor. [from 14th c.]
4. (Christianity) An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses. [from 14th c.]
5. (Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
6. (in the plural, chiefly with definite article) The parts of a country outside its capital city. [from 17th c.]
7. An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept. [from 17th c.]

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