单词 | purpresture |
释义 | purpresture[ per-pres-cher ] / pərˈprɛs tʃər / noun Law.the wrongful enclosure of or intrusion upon lands, waters, or other property rightfully belonging to the public at large. Origin of purpresture1150–1200; Middle English <Old French pourpres(t)ure, porpresure enclosure, occupied space, equivalent to pourprise, porprise (past participle of purprendre to seize upon, encroach upon, enclose, equivalent to pur- por-pro-1 + prendre to take <Latin prehendere;see prehension) + -ure-ure Words nearby purpresturepurpose-built, purposeful, purposeless, purposely, purposive, purpresture, purpura, purpura annularis telangiectodes, purpura fulminans, purpura hemorrhagica, purpura senilis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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