vicinage

C2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈvɪsənɪdʒ/ UK /ˈvɪsɪnɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #970193

Meanings

1

noun
archaic or literary: the surrounding district or neighborhood

No physician practiced within the remote hamlet's vicinage.
2

noun
the people who live in a particular neighborhood

News of the wedding soon spread through the whole vicinage.
3

noun
the state of being near something; proximity

The mill's vicinage to the river made transport easier.
4

noun
law: the locality where an offense occurred or the community from which a jury is drawn

The court selected jurors from the vicinage where the dispute arose.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · archaic or literary: the... vicinity neighborhood environs

2 noun · the people who live in a... neighborslocal community

3 noun · the state of being near... proximity nearness

4 noun · law: the locality where an... venuejury district

Opposites

distance remoteness

Word family

Related forms vicinalvicinity neighbor venue

Etymology

From Old French visnage or voisinage, 'neighborhood,' later respelled under the influence of Latin vicinus, 'neighboring or near.' The suffix -age forms a collective or state noun. English developed senses for the district, its inhabitants, simple proximity, and the legally relevant local community.

Topics

Places & Geography Register & Style

External links

# vicinage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɪsənɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɪsɪnɪdʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 970193

## Meanings
1. archaic or literary: the surrounding district or neighborhood
2. the people who live in a particular neighborhood
3. the state of being near something; proximity
4. law: the locality where an offense occurred or the community from which a jury is drawn

## Examples
- No physician practiced within the remote hamlet's vicinage.
- News of the wedding soon spread through the whole vicinage.
- The mill's vicinage to the river made transport easier.
- The court selected jurors from the vicinage where the dispute arose.

## Synonyms
- vicinity
- neighborhood
- environs
- proximity
- local community

## Antonyms
- distance
- remoteness

## Related Forms
- vicinal
- vicinity
- neighbor
- venue

## Etymology
From Old French visnage or voisinage, 'neighborhood,' later respelled under the influence of Latin vicinus, 'neighboring or near.' The suffix -age forms a collective or state noun. English developed senses for the district, its inhabitants, simple proximity, and the legally relevant local community.

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Register & Style

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