Dictionary (n.) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.Thesaurus Kreis ambit archbishopric archdiocese arena arrondissement beat bishopric border borderland borough bureau canton champaign circle circuit city commissariat commune congressional district constablery constablewick constabulary constituency county demesne departement department diocese district domain dominion duchy electoral district electorate field footing government hamlet hemisphere hundred judicial circuit jurisdiction magistracy march metropolis metropolitan area ministry municipality neighborhood oblast office okrug orb orbit pale parish place precinct principality province quarter realm region riding round secretariat sheriffalty sheriffwick shire shrievalty soke sphere sphere of influence stake stamping ground state terrain territory town township turf vantage village walk wapentake ward |