Definition of purpresture in English:

purpresture

noun pəːˈprɛstʃ(ʊ)ə

Law

1An illegal enclosure of or encroachment upon land or property belonging to another or (now only) to the public; an appropriation of land or property for private purposes.
2A payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land. Now historical and rare.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Statutes of the Realm. From Anglo-Norman purpresture and Middle French (Normandy) pourpresture illegal enclosure of or encroachment on land or property belonging to another person or to the public, payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land, further etymology uncertain.

Definition of purpresture in US English:

purpresture

nounpəːˈprɛstʃ(ʊ)ə

Law

1An illegal enclosure of or encroachment upon land or property belonging to another or (now only) to the public; an appropriation of land or property for private purposes.
2A payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land. Now historical and rare.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Statutes of the Realm. From Anglo-Norman purpresture and Middle French (Normandy) pourpresture illegal enclosure of or encroachment on land or property belonging to another person or to the public, payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land, further etymology uncertain.

单词	purpresture
释义	Definition of purpresture in English: purpresture noun pəːˈprɛstʃ(ʊ)ə Law 1An illegal enclosure of or encroachment upon land or property belonging to another or (now only) to the public; an appropriation of land or property for private purposes. 2A payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land. Now historical and rare. Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Statutes of the Realm. From Anglo-Norman purpresture and Middle French (Normandy) pourpresture illegal enclosure of or encroachment on land or property belonging to another person or to the public, payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land, further etymology uncertain. Definition of purpresture in US English: purpresture nounpəːˈprɛstʃ(ʊ)ə Law 1An illegal enclosure of or encroachment upon land or property belonging to another or (now only) to the public; an appropriation of land or property for private purposes. 2A payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land. Now historical and rare. Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Statutes of the Realm. From Anglo-Norman purpresture and Middle French (Normandy) pourpresture illegal enclosure of or encroachment on land or property belonging to another person or to the public, payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land, further etymology uncertain.
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