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1. a. : a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government. b. : an administrative district or division of a country. c. provinces plural : all of a country except the metropolises. 2. a. : a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan. b. : a territorial unit of a religious order. 3. a
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term province has since been adopted by many countries.
Mar 20, 2024 · Province, in Roman antiquity, a territorial subdivision of the Roman Empire—specifically, the sphere of action and authority of a Roman magistrate who held the imperium, or executive power. The name was at first applied to territories both in Italy and wherever else a Roman official exercised.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
History/Historical. any of the North American colonies now forming major administrative divisions of Canada. any of certain colonies of Great Britain which are now part of the U.S. Roman History. a country or territory outside of Italy, brought under the ancient Roman dominion and administered by a governor sent from Rome.
Dec 28, 2020 · Compare Provence. Meaning "one's particular business or expertise" is from 1620s. Originally, a country of considerable extent which, being reduced under Roman dominion, was remodeled, subjected to the rule of a governor sent from Rome, and charged with such taxes and contributions as the Romans saw fit to impose.
The earliest known use of the noun province is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for province is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version) . province is a borrowing from French.
PROVINCE meaning: 1 : any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into; 2 : a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in usually singular.
