province

  • 1province — [ prɔvɛ̃s ] n. f. • 1170 « province ecclésiastique, métropole »; lat. provincia, de vincere « vaincre » 1 ♦ (1213) Hist. rom. Territoire conquis hors de l Italie, assujetti aux lois romaines et administré par un gouverneur appelé proconsul ou… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2province — PROVINCE. s. f. Estenduë considerable de pays qui fait partie d un grand Estat, & dans laquelle sont comprises plusieurs villes, bourgs, villages, &c. sous un mesme gouvernement. Les Provinces du Royaume. cet Estat est divisé en plusieurs… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 3province — Province, tout pays loing hors d Italie, que les Romains avoyent vaincu à force d armes, ausquels ils envoyoyent apres des gouverneurs de leur ville, Prouincia. La quatriesme partie d une province, dont les quatre font le tout, Tetrarchia… …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 4province — I noun appointment, area, assigned task, assignment, business, canton, capacity, charge, circuit, colony, compass, county, demesne, department, district, division, domain, dominion, duty, field, function, job, jurisdiction, occupation, office,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 5Province — (Цесис,Латвия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Niniera iela 6, Цесис, LV 4100, Латвия Опис …

    Каталог отелей

  • 6Province — Prov ince, n. [F., fr. L. provincia; prob. fr. pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See {Victor}.] 1. (Roman Hist.) A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7province — ► NOUN 1) a principal administrative division of a country or empire. 2) (the provinces) the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture. 3) (one s province) an area in which one has… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8province — [präv′ins] n. [OFr < L provincia, province < ? IE * prowo (< base * pro ) > Gr prōira, PROW1, OE frea, lord] 1. any of the outside territories controlled and ruled by ancient Rome 2. an administrative division of a country; specif.,… …

    English World dictionary

  • 9province — early 14c., from O.Fr. province (13c.), from L. provincia territory under Roman domination, usually explained as pro before + vincere to conquer (see VICTOR (Cf. victor)); but this does not suit the earliest Latin usages …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 10province — 1 *field, domain, sphere, territory, bailiwick Analogous words: *limit, confine, bound, end 2 *function, office, duty Analogous words: *work, calling, pursuit, business: *task, duty, job …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms