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)

1. province, area (geographical area)
2. province, district (administrative division)
3. A small nation; a city-state
4. The inhabitants of a province or realm.
5. (historical) A Roman prōvincia.
6. (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.