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distringere
Latin · ancient
"to draw apart, to constrain"
to draw apart, to constrain, from dis- (apart) and stringere (to draw tight)
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districtus
Medieval Latin · medieval
"territory under a lord's jurisdiction"
the territory under a lord's jurisdiction, from distringere
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district
French · 1600s
"a defined administrative area"
carried into French for a defined administrative area
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district
English · 1620s
"a defined area for administrative, social, or other purposes"
settled as the English word for a defined area for administrative purposes
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