See also:

• CANTON
• CANTON (borrowed from the Ital. cantone, a corner or angle)
• CANTON (more correctly KWANG-CHOW Fu)
• CANTON, JOHN (1718-1772)

CANTON (borrowed from the Ital. cantone, a corner or See also:

• ANGLE (from the Lat. angulus, a corner, a diminutive, of which the primitive form, angus, does not occur in Latin; cognate are the Lat. angere, to compress into a bend or to strangle, and the Gr. ayKOS, a bend; both connected with the Aryan root ank-, to

angle)  , a word used for certain divisions of some See also:

• EUROPEAN

European countries . In See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, the See also:

• CANTON
• CANTON (borrowed from the Ital. cantone, a corner or angle)
• CANTON (more correctly KWANG-CHOW Fu)
• CANTON, JOHN (1718-1772)

canton, which is a subdivision of the See also:

• ARRONDISSEMENT (from arrondir, to make round)

arrondissement, is a territorial, rather than an administpative, unit . The canton, of which there are 2908, generally comprises, on an See also:

• AVERAGE

average, about twelve communes, though very large communes are sometimes divided into several cantons . It is the seat of a See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice of the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, and returns a member to the conseil d'arrondissement (see FRANCE) . In See also:

• SWITZERLAND

Switzerland, canton is the name given to each of the twenty-two states comprising the Swiss See also:

• CONFEDERATION (Fr. confederation, Lat. confoederatio, from foedus, a league, foederare, to form a league)

confederation (see SWITZERLAND) . In See also:

• HERALDRY

heraldry, a " canton " is a corner or square See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division on a See also:

• SHIELD (0. Eng. scild, cf. Du. and Ger. Schild, Dan. Skjold; the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in " shell " or " scale "; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger
• SHIELD, WILLIAM (1748—1829)

shield, occupying the upper corner (usually the See also:

• DEXTER, HENRY MARTYN (1821—1890)
• DEXTER, TIMOTHY (1747—1806)

dexter) . It is in See also:

• AREA

area two-thirds of the See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter (see HERALDRY) .