precinct
The origin and history of precinct.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin precinctum, \"an enclosure or boundary,\" ultimately from Latin praecingere, \"to surround or gird\" — the same root that gives us \"cinch.\"
The origin and history of precinct.
From Medieval Latin precinctum, \"an enclosure or boundary,\" ultimately from Latin praecingere, \"to surround or gird\" — the same root that gives us \"cinch.\"
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