PRECINCT

noun see: cincture Date: 15th century a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes ; district : as, a subdivision of a county, town, city, or ward for election purposes, a division of a city for police control, 2. an enclosure bounded by the walls of a building, a sphere of thought, action, or influence, 3. the region immediately surrounding a place ; environs , place , locale , boundary