purlieu

Noun

Meaning

Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the former owners their rights.

Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

environs hamlet area country distance club district rendezvous precinct limit edge boundary neighborhood resort periphery
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Antonyms

center centre cynosure distance focus core
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Hypernyms

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region

Phrases with the word

Dibden Purlieu

Examples

To rage, to lust, to write to, to commend, All is the purlieu of the god of love. John Donne

Close letter words and terms

purler Purley purlicue purlieuman purlin purlin plate