Ambit, enclosure, compass, area. Obsolete.

figurative. Sphere of action, etc.

figurative. A ‘sphere’ or region of action or activity; rank, station. (Often with direct reference to sense 1a.) Obsolete.

Sphere or scope of operation or action; the area within which a thing is effective or a function may be discharged; (Nautical) field of vision.

Esp. of action, activity, operation, etc.

A non-material region or realm marked off, as a circle is by its circumference; the area over which anything is conceived of as acting or exerting…

In figurative use. Obsolete.

In extended use: the scope or limits of anything (as a document, inquiry, scheme, subject, occupation, etc.); remit; intent.

figurative. A sphere of thought or action; field, province, scope of a department of knowledge, etc.

gen. Scope, remit; = purview, n. 2.

A place or subject regarded as the special or exclusive domain of a particular person or group. Also: a characteristic or quality uniquely…

The sphere or area over which any activity operates or is effective; range of application or of subjects embraced; the reach or tendency of an…

figurative. A district, region, territory; domain, n.

The act or fact of covering; the area, range, number, etc., that is covered by something; spec.. The inclusiveness or range of functions of a…

The physical or mental sphere within which a person lives or operates; a notional region private to an individual within which he or she feels…