[pur.lieu] n [ME purlewe land severed from an English royal forest by perambulation, fr. AF purale perambulation, fr. OF puraler to go through, fr. pur- for, through + aler to go--more at purchase] (15c) 1 a: an outlying or adjacent district b pl: environs, neighborhood
2. a: a frequently visited place: haunt b pl: confines, bounds