PROVINCIAL

I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~is, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin ~is, from provincia province Date: 14th century the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order, one living in or coming from a province, 3. a person of local or restricted interests or outlook, a person lacking urban polish or refinement, II. adjective Date: 14th century of, relating to, or coming from a province, 2. limited in outlook ; narrow , lacking the polish of urban society ; unsophisticated , of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness, ~ly adverb