province

English

/ˈpɹɑvɪns/, /ˈpɹɒvɪns/

noun
Definitions
  • A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
  • An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
  • (Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor.
  • (Christianity) An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
  • (Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
  • (in plural) The parts of a country outside its capital city.
  • An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English provynce derived from province derived from Middle French province derived from Latin prōvincia (province, office, official duty, territory brought under Roman domination, charge, dominion, duty, territory) derived from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (master, right judge, judge, right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*prōw-

Gloss

master, right judge, judge, right

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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