What is the meaning of Purlieu?

  • (n.) Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood.
  • (n.) Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the former owners their rights.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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APAWebster's. (2011). purlieu. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/purlieu/definitions/2051091
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HarvardWebster's 2011, purlieu, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/purlieu/definitions/2051091>.
MLAWebster's. "purlieu" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/purlieu/definitions/2051091>
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