The meaning of Purlieus
Purlieus – definition
nounThe area near or surrounding a place.
Usage examples:
The photogenic purlieus of cambridgenounA tract on the border of a forest, especially one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws.
Usage examples:
They wished the purlieus to be completely free from the forest law
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Word origin
late 15th century (denoting a tract on the border of a forest): probably an alteration (suggested by French lieu ‘place’) of Anglo-Norman French puralee ‘a going round to settle the boundarie
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