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purlieu
pur·lieu P0669800 (pûrl′yo͞o, pûr′lo͞o)n.1. An outlying or neighboring area.2. purlieus Outskirts; the environs.3. A place that one frequents.
[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-; see pro-1) + aler, aller, to go; see alley1.]purlieu (ˈpɜːljuː) n1. (Historical Terms) 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 hunting2. (Human Geography) (usually plural) a neighbouring area; outskirts3. (often plural) a place one frequents; haunt4. (Human Geography) rare a district or suburb, esp one that is poor or squalid[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]pur•lieu (ˈpɜr lu, ˈpɜrl yu)
n., pl. -lieus. 1. purlieus, environs or neighborhood. 2. a place frequented by a person; haunt. 3. an outlying district of a town or city. 4. a piece of land on the edge of a forest, orig. land once part of a royal forest restored to private ownership. [1475–85; alter. (simulating French lieu place) of earlier parlewe, parley, paraley purlieu of a forest < Anglo-French purale(e) a going through] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | purlieu - an outer adjacent area of any placeenvironsgeographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth |
purlieu
purlieu1. 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 2. a neighbouring area; outskirts 3. Rare a district or suburb, esp one that is poor or squalid Purlieu
PURLIEU, Eng. law. A space of land near a forest, known by certain boundaries, which was formerly part of a forest, but which has been separated from it.
2. The history of purlieus is this. Henry III., on taking possession of the throne, manifested so great a taste for forests that he enlarged the old ones wherever he could, and by this means enclosed many estates, which had no outlet to the public roads, and things increased in this way until the reign of King John, when the public reclamations were so great that much of this land was disforested; that is, no longer had the privileges of the forests, and the land thus separated bore the name of purlieu. purlieu
Synonyms for purlieunoun an outer adjacent area of any placeSynonymsRelated Words- geographic area
- geographic region
- geographical area
- geographical region
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