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procinct

procinct noun: a state of complete readiness for action. Also the obsolete spelling of precinct.

Noun

procinct (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A state of complete readiness for action.
    • Warr he perceiv'd, Warr in procinct, and found
      Already known what he for news had thought
      To have reported1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Also used as

procinct is also the obsolete spelling of precinct.

Origin of procinct

From Latin procinctus, from procingere, procinctum (“to gird up”).

Questions about procinct

What does procinct mean?
Procinct means a state of complete readiness for action.
What part of speech is procinct?
Procinct is a noun.

Words near procinct in the dictionary

  1. procidentia
  2. prociduous
  3. procimequat
  4. procimequats
  5. procimidone
  6. procinct
  7. procingulum
  8. procinolol
  9. procirculatory
  10. procistocardin
  11. procivilian

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