purlieu

noun

pur·lieu ˈpərl-(ˌ)yü How to pronounce purlieu (audio)

ˈpər-(ˌ)lü How to pronounce purlieu (audio)

: an outlying or adjacent district

purlieus plural : environs, neighborhood

: a frequently visited place : haunt

purlieus plural : confines, bounds

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In medieval England, if you wished to assert the extent of your land, you might hold a ceremony called a perambulation, in which you would walk around and record your property's boundaries in the presence of witnesses. If your land bordered a royal forest, there could be some confusion about where your land started and the royal forest ended. By performing a perambulation, you could gain some degree of ownership over disputed forest tracts, although your use of them would be restricted by forest laws. Such regained forest property was called a purlewe (or as it was later spelled, purlieu), which derives from the Anglo-French word for "perambulation."

purlieu

noun

as in haunt

a place for spending time or for socializing the restaurant, the preferred purlieu of the theatergoing crowd, is always packed an hour or two before showtime

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haunt
resort
rendezvous
refuge
hangout
haven
stomping ground
club
sanctuary
clubhouse
service club
stamping ground
harbor
union
key club
retreat
country club
harborage
nest
camp
canteen

as in vicinity

purlieus plural an adjoining region or space we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium

Synonyms & Similar Words

vicinity
vicinage
environs
backyard
surroundings
environment
neighborhood
surround

as in outskirts

purlieus plural the districts adjacent to a city such gated communities are common among the purlieus of these Midwestern cities

Synonyms & Similar Words

outskirts
countryside
suburbia
environs
exurbia
country

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

downtown
core city
inner city
midtown

单词	purlieu
释义	purlieu noun pur·lieu ˈpərl-(ˌ)yü ˈpər-(ˌ)lü 1 a : an outlying or adjacent district b purlieus plural : environs, neighborhood 2 a : a frequently visited place : haunt b purlieus plural : confines, bounds Did you know? In medieval England, if you wished to assert the extent of your land, you might hold a ceremony called a perambulation, in which you would walk around and record your property's boundaries in the presence of witnesses. If your land bordered a royal forest, there could be some confusion about where your land started and the royal forest ended. By performing a perambulation, you could gain some degree of ownership over disputed forest tracts, although your use of them would be restricted by forest laws. Such regained forest property was called a purlewe (or as it was later spelled, purlieu), which derives from the Anglo-French word for "perambulation." Synonyms hangout haunt rendezvous resort stamping ground stomping ground See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the restaurant, the preferred purlieu of the theatergoing crowd, is always packed an hour or two before showtime we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium Word History Etymology Middle English purlewe land severed from an English royal forest by perambulation, from Anglo-French puralé perambulation, from puraler to travel through, measure, from pur- thoroughly + aler to go — more at purchase entry 1 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a purlieu noun 1 as in haunt a place for spending time or for socializing the restaurant, the preferred purlieu of the theatergoing crowd, is always packed an hour or two before showtime Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance haunt resort rendezvous refuge hangout haven stomping ground club sanctuary clubhouse service club stamping ground harbor union key club retreat country club harborage nest camp canteen 2 as in vicinity purlieus plural an adjoining region or space we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium Synonyms & Similar Words vicinity vicinage environs backyard surroundings environment neighborhood surround 3 as in outskirts purlieus plural the districts adjacent to a city such gated communities are common among the purlieus of these Midwestern cities Synonyms & Similar Words outskirts countryside suburbia environs exurbia country Antonyms & Near Antonyms downtown core city inner city midtown
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