adj. & n.
adj. 1 a of or concerning a province. b of or concerning the provinces. 2 unsophisticated or uncultured in manner, speech, opinion, etc.
n. 1 an inhabitant of a province or the provinces. 2 an unsophisticated or uncultured person. 3 Eccl. the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province. provinciality n. provincialize v.tr. (also -ise). provincially adv.
[ ME f. OF f. L provincialis (as PROVINCE) ]