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Significado de purlieu

n.

Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the former owners their rights. Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood.

n.

environs, geographical area generic term, geographic area generic term, geographical region generic term, geographic region generic term

Vogais: uieu

Consoantes: prl

Palavras Parecidas

pourlieu, purl, puerile, parle, prole, puerilely, parley, parole, perule, purely.