province
province
subs.
Satrapy: P. σατραπεία, ἡ.
In Roman sense: P. ἐπαρχία, ἡ (late).
Function: P. and V. ἔργον, τό, τάξῐς, ἡ.
Part, division: P. and V. μέρος, τό.
Provinces, country, as opposed to town: use P. and V. χώρα, ἡ.
subs.
Satrapy: P. σατραπεία, ἡ.
In Roman sense: P. ἐπαρχία, ἡ (late).
Function: P. and V. ἔργον, τό, τάξῐς, ἡ.
Part, division: P. and V. μέρος, τό.
Provinces, country, as opposed to town: use P. and V. χώρα, ἡ.
PROVINCE
Region tract regio (general term a tract of country): provincia (a tract of country subdued and annexed to or incorporated with the conquering state; ☞ never to be used in any other sense): to divide a country into four providences terram in quatuor regiones describere or dividere: to reduce a country to the form of a providence terram in provinciae formam reducere; terram provinciam conficere (Liv. 27 5).
Office munus omcium; partes; also by the pronoun meus etc.; e.g. non est meum it is not my providence.
Region tract regio (general term a tract of country): provincia (a tract of country subdued and annexed to or incorporated with the conquering state; ☞ never to be used in any other sense): to divide a country into four providences terram in quatuor regiones describere or dividere: to reduce a country to the form of a providence terram in provinciae formam reducere; terram provinciam conficere (Liv. 27 5).
Office munus omcium; partes; also by the pronoun meus etc.; e.g. non est meum it is not my providence.
province:
I. District:
1. prōvincia (an acquired territory; not a part of the original state): passim. Belonging to, of a p., provincialis, e: Cic.: Tac.
2. rĕgio, ōnis, f. (a district; not under a separate governor like provincia: the most suitable word for modern general sense): cf. Liv. 45, 29, med., where Macedonia, not yet made a provincia, is divided into four regions (regiones).
II. Duty, task:
1. prōvincia: Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 22 (duram cepisti p., a difficult duty); Cic. Sull. 18, fin.
2. offĭcium: v.DUTY .
3. after verb to be, expr. by simple gen.: it is the p. of the judge, judicis est, etc.: L. G. § 266.
I. District:
1. prōvincia (an acquired territory; not a part of the original state): passim. Belonging to, of a p., provincialis, e: Cic.: Tac.
2. rĕgio, ōnis, f. (a district; not under a separate governor like provincia: the most suitable word for modern general sense): cf. Liv. 45, 29, med., where Macedonia, not yet made a provincia, is divided into four regions (regiones).
II. Duty, task:
1. prōvincia: Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 22 (duram cepisti p., a difficult duty); Cic. Sull. 18, fin.
2. offĭcium: v.
3. after verb to be, expr. by simple gen.: it is the p. of the judge, judicis est, etc.: L. G. § 266.