Definition of province

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Province (n.) Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada..

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Province :: Province (n.) A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital..
Arendator :: Arendator (n.) In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues..
Metropolitan :: Metropolitan (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority..
Habitant :: Habitant (v. t.) An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural..
Comprovincial :: Comprovincial (a.) Belonging to, or associated in, the same province..
Propretor :: Propretor (n.) A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province..
Realm :: Realm (n.) Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; department; division; as, the realm of fancy..
Cede :: Cede (v. t.) To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty..
Moodir :: Moodir (n.) The governor of a province in Egypt, etc..
Waywode :: Waywode (n.) Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers..
Nabob :: Nabob (n.) A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
Legate :: Legate (n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.
Friesic :: Friesic (a.) Of or pertaining to Friesland, a province in the northern part of the Netherlands..
Dominican :: Dominican (n.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins..
Up-line :: Up-line (n.) A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train.
Sircar :: Sircar (n.) A district or province; a circar.
Extraprovincial :: Extraprovincial (a.) Not within of pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction.
Satrap :: Satrap (n.) The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot..
Comprovincial :: Comprovincial (n.) One who belongs to the same province.
Department :: Department (v. i.) A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province..
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