arrondissement (ent = on)

[Fr. arrondi ement = (1) a rounding, (2) roundne , (3) a district or ward; aronder = (1) to round, (2) to enlarge; rond = round.] In France: A territorial division of the country, le than a department, but greater than a canton, which again is higher than a commune. "France was divided, in 1866, into 89 departments. subdivided into 373 arrondi ements, 2,941 cantons, and 37,548 cominunes."-Statesman's Year - Book (1875), p. 76. *ăr-ron-lỹ, adv. [ARRANTLY.]