territory
Cross references:
1. trust territory
ter.ri.to.ry \'ter-*-.to-r-e-, -.to.r-\ n [ME, fr. L territorium, lit.,
land around a town, prob. fr. terra l]and + -torium (as in praetorium) -
more at TERRACE 1a: a geographical area belonging to or under the
jurisdiction of a governm ental authority 1b: an administrative subdivision
of a country 1c: a part of the U.S. not included within any state but
organized with a s eparate legislature 1d: a geographical area (as a
colonial possession) dependent upon an extern al government but having some
degree of autonomy 2a: an indeterminate geographical area 2b: a field of
knowledge or interest 3a: an assigned area; esp : one in which a salesman
or distributor operates 3b: an area usu. including the nesting or denning
site and a variable forag ing range that is preempted and defended by a
male bird or mammal