TRACT

I. noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Medieval Latin ~us, from Latin, action of drawing, extension; perhaps from its being sung without a break by one voice Date: 14th century verses of Scripture (as from the Psalms) used between the gradual and the Gospel at some masses (as during penitential seasons), II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Latin ~us action of drawing, extension, from trahere to pull, draw Date: 15th century extent or lapse of time, an area either large or small: as, an indefinite stretch of land, a defined area of land, 3. a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function , a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function, III. noun Etymology: Middle English, treatise, from Medieval Latin ~us, perhaps alteration of Latin ~atus ~ate Date: 1760 a pamphlet or leaflet of political or religious propaganda