Definition
| • | Rigorous; stringent; harsh. |
| • | The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. |
| • | A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. |
| • | Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. |
| • | To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives. |