Precinct /(?; 277)/

Pre·cinct

Precinct

n.
  1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state.
  2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct.
  3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support. [U.S.]
    The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice.