/peuhr pres"cheuhr/ , n. Law.
the wrongful enclosure of or intrusion upon lands, waters, or other property rightfully belonging to the public at large.
[ 1150-1200; ME pourpres ( t ) ure, porpresure enclosure, occupied space, equiv. to pourprise, porprise (ptp. of purprendre to seize upon, encroach upon, enclose, equiv. to pur- por- PRO- 1 + prendre to take prehendere; see PREHENSION) + -ure -URE ]