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<p>A <b>riding</b> is an <a href="page.php?w=administrative_division">administrative jurisdiction</a> or <a href="page.php?w=electoral_district">electoral district</a>, particularly in several current or former <a href="page.php?w=Commonwealth_of_Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries.</p>

<p><big>Etymology</big></p>
<p>The word riding is descended from late <a href="page.php?w=Old_English">Old English</a> <i>þriðing</i> or <i>*þriding</i> (recorded only in Latin contexts or forms, e.g., <i>trehing</i>, <i>treding</i>, <i>trithing</i>, with Latin initial</p><p>
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