[ 'pə:lju: ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~x )
1》 ( ~s or ~x ) 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.
Origin
C15: prob. an alt. (suggested by Fr. lieu 'place') of Anglo-Norman Fr. puralee 'a going round to settle the boundaries'.