Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Precinct (-s)
precinct (-s), n. [L. præcinctum, enclosure < præcingěre, gird, encircle.]
- Area; territory; place; space; [fig.] dwelling; abode; house; coffin; casket; sepulcher; grave; tomb; burial place.
- World; sphere; life; reality.
- Bounds; boundaries; limits; confines; [fig.] walls.
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