Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Precinct \Pre"cinct\ (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L.
   praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae
   before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre-}, and
   {Cincture}.]
   1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a
      boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority;
      -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state.
      ``The precincts of light.'' --Milton.

   2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial
      or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a
      school precinct.

   3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and
      taxed for its support. [U.S.]

            The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new
            choice.                               --Laws of
                                                  Massachusetts.

Source : WordNet®

precinct
     n : a district of a city or town marked out for administrative
         purposes