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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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