Legal Definition and Related Resources of Province
Meaning of Province
A function or sphere of activity. In Canada a geographical division of the country such as the Province of Ontario.
Province Alternative Definition
Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England; the province of Languedoc, in France. Sometimes it means a dependency or colony, as the province of New Brunswick. It is sometimes used figuratively to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.
Synonyms of Province
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
- orbit
- part
- precinct
- provincia
- realm
- region
- scope
- section
- specialty
- sphere
- subdivision
- territory
- tract
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Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Province
(You may find province at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
early 14c., “country, territory, region,” from Old French province “province, part of a country; administrative region for friars” (13c.) and directly from Latin provincia “territory outside Italy under Roman domination,” also “a public office; public duty,” of uncertain origin, usually explained as pro- “before” + vincere “to conquer” (see victor); but this does not suit the earliest Latin usages. Meaning “one’s particular business or expertise” is from 1620s.
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Politics > Executive power and public service > Regional and local authorities
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Translation of Province
- Spanish: Provincia
- French: Province
- German: Provinz
- Italian: Provincia
- Portuguese: Província
- Polish: Prowincja
Thesaurus of Province
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