vicinage
Meaning
- (archaic) A surrounding district; a neighbourhood.
- (archaic) The people of a neighbourhood.
- The state of living near something; proximity, closeness.
- (British, US) The area where a crime was committed, a trial is being held, or the community from which jurors are drawn.
- (New-Jersey) A geographical division of the New Jersey Superior Court, covering one or more counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the Superior Court
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɪsɪnɪdʒ/
Etymology
From Old French visnage, respelled to more closer match its Latin source vīcīnus (“neighbor”).
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