English → Latin
“precinct” in Latin
agerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territoryterritōriumterritory (particularly, the ritually established territory of a settlement bound by the pomerium)pōmēriumbounds, limits, especially the space on either side of town walls left free of buildingsMăcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero's
The English word precinct itself goes back to Latin cingō, through precinctum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
precinct
ager; territorium: precincts of a town, pomerium or pomoerium (also IMPROP., Varr., Macrobius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for precinct?
- The usual Latin words for “precinct” are ager, territōrium, pōmērium; also Măcrŏbĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.