district Copy link Outline I. A tract of country1. rĕgio, ōnis, f.2. tractus, ūs (an extent of country)3. lŏcusII. In legal sense; a portion of country allotted to an officer or governor • district: I. A tract of country: 1. rĕgio, ōnis, f.: Rome was formerly divided into four d.s., Roma olim in quatuor r. dividebatur, Suet.: Tac.: see also country. 2. tractus, ūs (an extent of country): the d. of Venafrae, t. Venafranus, Cic.: Hor. 3. lŏcus: v. place, region. II. In legal sense; a portion of country allotted to an officer or governor: dĭoecēsis, is, f. (within which jurisdiction was exercised): Cic. (who sometimes writes the word with Greek characters, διοίκησις): "Latine jurisdictio et praefectura dici potest," Forc.: v. diocese. Phr.: beyond a man's own d., extra forum suum, Cic.