CURTILAGE


Meaning of CURTILAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkər-tə-lij ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French curtillage, from curtil garden, curtilage, from curt court

Date: 14th century

: a piece of ground (as a yard or courtyard) within the fence surrounding a house

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.