PROVINCE

state, province

(noun) the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; “his state is in the deep south”

province, responsibility

(noun) the proper sphere or extent of your activities; “it was his province to take care of himself”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

province (plural provinces)

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]

An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China. [from 14th c.]

(Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor. [from 14th c.]

(Christianity) An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses. [from 14th c.]

(Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.

(in plural, chiefly with definite article) The parts of a country outside its capital city. [from 17th c.]

An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept. [from 17th c.]

Usage notes

Province is the generic English term for such primary divisions of a country, but is not used where another official term has widespread use, such as France's regions and departments or America's states. Territories and colonies are sometimes distinguished from provinces as unorganized areas of low or foreign population, which are not considered an integral part of the country. Sovereign subdivisions of a larger whole, such as the principalities of the former Holy Roman Empire or the countries with the European Union, are likewise not usually described as provinces.

Synonyms

• (principal subdivision of a state): circuit, tao, dao, route, lu (imperial and early Republican China)

Coordinate terms

• canton (Swiss); county (British); department (French); oblast (Russian); state (USA); voivodeship (Poland)

• shire

• territory

Proper noun

Province (plural Provinces)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Province is the 16926^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1681 individuals. Province is most common among White (90.3%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Prov"ince, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. provincia; prob. fr. pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See Victor.]

1. (Roman Hist.)

Definition: A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. Wyclif (Acts xiii. 34). Milton.

2. A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital. "Kingdoms and provinces." Shak.

3. A region of country; a tract; a district. Over many a tract of heaven they marched, and many a province wide. Milton. Other provinces of the intellectual world. I. Watts.

4. A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority.

5. The proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere. The woman'sprovince is to be careful in her economy, and chaste in her affection. Tattler.

6. Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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