Emily Dickinson Lexicon

precinct (-s), n. [L. præcinctum, enclosure < præcingěre, gird, encircle.]

1. Area; territory; place; space; [fig.] dwelling; abode; house; coffin; casket; sepulcher; grave; tomb; burial place.
2. World; sphere; life; reality.
3. Bounds; boundaries; limits; confines; [fig.] walls.