prō-vinco Copy link ⓘprōvince: pres imperat act 2nd sg • prō-vinco, vīci, victum, 3, v. a., to conquer before, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Provinciae, p. 226 Müll.
prōvincō Copy link ⓘprōvince: pres imperat act 2nd sg • prōvincō, ĕre, tr., vaincre auparavant : Fest. 226.
province Copy link Outline I. District1. prōvincia (an acquired territory; not a part of the original state)2. rĕgio, ōnis, f. (a district; not under a separate governor like provinciaII. Duty, task1. prōvincia2. offĭcium3. after verb to be, expr. by simple gen. • province: I. District: 1. prōvincia (an acquired territory; not a part of the original state): passim. Belonging to, of a p., provincialis, e: Cic.: Tac. 2. rĕgio, ōnis, f. (a district; not under a separate governor like provincia: the most suitable word for modern general sense): cf. Liv. 45, 29, med., where Macedonia, not yet made a provincia, is divided into four regions (regiones). II. Duty, task: 1. prōvincia: Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 22 (duram cepisti p., a difficult duty); Cic. Sull. 18, fin. 2. offĭcium: v. duty. 3. after verb to be, expr. by simple gen.: it is the p. of the judge, judicis est, etc.: L. G. § 266.
PROVINCE Copy link • PROVINCERegion, tract, regio (general term, a tract of country): provincia (a tract of country subdued, and annexed to, or incorporated with the conquering state; ☞ never to be used in any other sense): to divide a country into four providences, terram in quatuor regiones describere or dividere: to reduce a country to the form of a providence, terram in provinciae formam reducere; terram provinciam conficere (Liv., 27, 5). Office, munus omcium; partes; also by the pronoun meus, etc.; e.g., non est meum, it is not my providence.