Arrondissement
Pronunciation : Ar`ron`disse`ment"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.]
Definition : Defn: A subdivision of a department. [France]
Note: The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913