provynce

Middle English

Alternative forms

provynse, province, provyns

Etymology

From Old French province, from Latin provincia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈprɔːvins(ə)/, /ˈprɔvins(ə)/

Noun

provynce (plural provynces)

province, area (geographical area)
province, district (administrative division)
A small nation; a city-state
The inhabitants of a province or realm.
(historical) A Roman prōvincia.
(ecclesiastical) An ecclesiastical province.

Descendants

English: province
- Tok Pisin: provins
Scots: province

References

“prō̆vince, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

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