Definitions for: Arrondissement

Webster (1913) Definition: Ar`ron`disse`ment", n. [F., fr. arrondir to
make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.]
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.