PURLIEU


Meaning of PURLIEU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpərl-(ˌ)yü, ˈpər-(ˌ)lü ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English purlewe land severed from an English royal forest by perambulation, from Anglo-French puralé perambulation, from puraler to travel through, measure, from pur- thoroughly + aler to go — more at purchase

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : an outlying or adjacent district

b. plural : environs , neighborhood

2.

a. : a frequently visited place : haunt

b. plural : confines, bounds

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