■ noun a secluded enclosure or part of a garden, especially one attached to a large house.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'pleasure'): from OFr. plaisance , from plaisant (see pleasant ).
■ noun a secluded enclosure or part of a garden, especially one attached to a large house.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'pleasure'): from OFr. plaisance , from plaisant (see pleasant ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004