curtilagenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkɜː.təl.ɪdʒ/us/ˈkɝː.t̬əl.ɪdʒ/specializedthe land surrounding a building that belongs to the owner of the building and for which he or she has responsibility
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Geography: areas of land in general
- area
- circuit
- country
- dry land
- enclosure
- fiefdom
- interfluve
- interior
- lot
- orography
- parcel
- patch
- plot
- pocket handkerchief
- polder
- poramboke
- region
- sweep
- territory
- tract
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Examples from literature
- He shall also have the curtilage with the garden adjoining the hall on the north side enclosed as it is with hedges and ditches.