rigorous; stringent; harsh.-the territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.-a division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc.-any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.-to divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district states for the choice of representatives.