Purlieu Definition

pûrlyo͝o, pûrlo͝o
noun
An outlying part of a forest, exempted from forest laws and returned to private owners.
Webster's New World
A place that one visits often or habitually; haunt.
Webster's New World
An outlying part, as of a city.
Webster's New World
Bounds; limits.
Webster's New World
Environs.
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Other Word Forms of Purlieu

Noun

Singular:
purlieu
Plural:
purlieus, purlieux

Origin of Purlieu

  • Middle English purlewe piece of land on the edge of a forest probably alteration (influenced by Old French lieu place) of porale, purale royal perambulation from Old French porale from poraler to traverse por- forth (from Latin prō- pro–1) aler, aller to go alley1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman puralee, puralé et al.

    From Wiktionary

Purlieu Sentence Examples

  • Land which had thus been once forest land and was afterwards disafforested was known as purlieu - derived by Manwood from the French pur and lieu, i.e.

  • The forest laws still applied in a modified manner to the purlieu.

  • The benefit of the disafforestment existed only for the owner of the lands; as to all other persons the land was forest still, and the king's wild beasts were to "have free recourse therein and safe return to the forest, without any hurt or destruction other than by the owners of the lands in the purlieu where they shall be found, and that only to hunt and chase them back again towards the forest without any forestalling" (Manwood, On the Forest Laws - article "Purlieu") .

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Words Starting With

PPUPUR

Words Ending With

UEUIEU

Unscrambles

purlieu

Words Starting With P and Ending With U

Starts With P & Ends With UStarts With PU & Ends With UStarts With P & Ends With EU

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With U