purlieu

[ pur-loo, purl-yoo ]

/ ˈpɜr lu, ˈpɜrl yu /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR purlieu ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

purlieus, environs or neighborhood.

a place where one may range at large; confines or bounds.

a person's haunt or resort.

an outlying district or region, as of a town or city.

a piece of land on the edge of a forest, originally land that, after having been included in a royal forest, was restored to private ownership, though still subject, in some respects, to the operation of the forest laws.

Origin of purlieu

1475–85; alteration (simulating French lieu place) of earlier parlewe, parley, paraley purlieu of a forest <Anglo-French purale(e) a going through, equivalent to pur (<Latin prō for, pro¹, confused with per through) + aller (see alley¹)

Words nearby purlieu

Purkinje layer, Purkinje's figures, Purkinje shift, purl, purler, purlieu, purlin, purlin plate, purloin, purpart, purparty

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Example sentences from the Web for purlieu

The girl was brought up among exiles and political criminals in the purlieu of Montmartre.
Carnac's Folly, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Hamlyn's Purlieu had never known such gaieties as during the fifteen years of Mrs. Allerton's married life.
The Explorer|W. Somerset Maugham
The forest laws still applied in a modified manner to the purlieu.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
It is, in fact, a purlieu where the public-houses are overcrowded and the baths not places of great resort.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2)|Charles G. Harper

A great fear seized her that it would be impossible to keep Hamlyn's Purlieu, and she was stricken with panic.
The Explorer|W. Somerset Maugham

British Dictionary definitions for purlieu

purlieu

/ (ˈpɜːljuː) /

noun

English history land on the edge of a forest that was once included within the bounds of the royal forest but was later separated although still subject to some of the forest laws, esp regarding hunting

(usually plural) a neighbouring area; outskirts

(often plural) a place one frequents; haunt

rare a district or suburb, esp one that is poor or squalid

Word Origin for purlieu

C15 purlewe, from Anglo-French puralé a going through (influenced also by Old French lieu place), from Old French puraler to traverse, from pur through + aler to go

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单词	purlieu
释义	purlieu [ pur-loo, purl-yoo ] / ˈpɜr lu, ˈpɜrl yu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR purlieu ON THESAURUS.COM noun purlieus, environs or neighborhood. a place where one may range at large; confines or bounds. a person's haunt or resort. an outlying district or region, as of a town or city. a piece of land on the edge of a forest, originally land that, after having been included in a royal forest, was restored to private ownership, though still subject, in some respects, to the operation of the forest laws. Origin of purlieu 1475–85; alteration (simulating French lieu place) of earlier parlewe, parley, paraley purlieu of a forest <Anglo-French purale(e) a going through, equivalent to pur (<Latin prō for, pro¹, confused with per through) + aller (see alley¹) Words nearby purlieu Purkinje layer, Purkinje's figures, Purkinje shift, purl, purler, purlieu, purlin, purlin plate, purloin, purpart, purparty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purlieu The girl was brought up among exiles and political criminals in the purlieu of Montmartre. Carnac's Folly, Complete\|Gilbert Parker Hamlyn's Purlieu had never known such gaieties as during the fifteen years of Mrs. Allerton's married life. The Explorer\|W. Somerset Maugham The forest laws still applied in a modified manner to the purlieu. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6\|Various It is, in fact, a purlieu where the public-houses are overcrowded and the baths not places of great resort. The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles G. Harper A great fear seized her that it would be impossible to keep Hamlyn's Purlieu, and she was stricken with panic. The Explorer\|W. Somerset Maugham British Dictionary definitions for purlieu purlieu / (ˈpɜːljuː) / noun English history land on the edge of a forest that was once included within the bounds of the royal forest but was later separated although still subject to some of the forest laws, esp regarding hunting (usually plural) a neighbouring area; outskirts (often plural) a place one frequents; haunt rare a district or suburb, esp one that is poor or squalid Word Origin for purlieu C15 purlewe, from Anglo-French puralé a going through (influenced also by Old French lieu place), from Old French puraler to traverse, from pur through + aler to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to purlieu periphery, boundary, edge, outskirts, fringe, environs, neighborhood, district, area, locale, vicinity, hangout, haunt
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purlieu

noun

Origin of purlieu

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Example sentences from the Web for purlieu

British Dictionary definitions for purlieu

noun

Word Origin for purlieu

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