- purlieus or purlieux
- the area near or surrounding a place.→ purlieu
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
purlieus or purlieux
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purlieu — [ pə:lju:] noun (plural purlieus or purlieux) 1》 (purlieus or purlieux) the area near or surrounding a place. 2》 Brit. historical a tract on the border of a forest, especially one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws.… … English new terms dictionary
purlieu — ► NOUN (pl. purlieus or purlieux) 1) (purlieus) the area near or surrounding a place. 2) Brit. historical a tract on the border of a forest. ORIGIN probably from Old French puralee a walk round to settle boundaries … English terms dictionary
