Definitions for PURLIEU
ˈpɜr lu, ˈpɜrl yupurlieu

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. environs, purlieunoun

   an outer adjacent area of any place

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purlieunoun

   The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc.

2. purlieunoun

   The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood.

3. Etymology: From puralee, puralé et al.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purlieunoun

   The grounds on the borders of a forest; border; inclosure.

   In the purlieus of this forest stands
   A sheepcote, fenc’d about with olive trees. William Shakespeare.

   Such civil matters fall within the purlieus of religion. Roger L'Estrange.

   To understand all the purlieus of this place, and to illustrate this subject, I must venture myself into the haunts of beauty and gallantry. Spectator.

   He may be left to rot among thieves in some stinking jail, merely for mistaking the purlieus of the law. Jonathan Swift.

   A party next of glitt’ring dames,
   Thrown round the purlieus of St. James,
   Came early out. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purlieu

   Purlieu is a term used of the outlying parts of a place or district. It was a term of the old Forest law, and meant, as defined by John Manwood, Treatise of the Lawes of the Forest (1598, 4th ed. 1717),a certain territory of ground adjoining unto the forest [which] was once forest-land and afterwards disafforested by the perambulations made for the severing of the new forests from the old The owner of freelands in the purlieu to the yearly value of forty shillings was known as a purlieu-man or purley-man. The benefits of disafforestation accrued only to the owner of the lands. There seems no doubt that purlieu or purley represents the Anglo-French pourallé lieu (old French pouraler, puraler, to go through Latin perambulare), a legal term meaning properly a perambulation to determine the boundaries of a manor, parish, or similar region. The word survives in placenames. Examples include Dibden Purlieu in Hampshire, on the border of the New Forest and Bedford Purlieus, once part of Rockingham Forest; also as Purley, in London, and Purley on Thames, in Berkshire. It also survives in the surname, Purley.

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1. purlieu

   A purlieu is an area or place that is frequently visited or a favorite haunt. It can also refer to the outskirts or the boundary of a specific area. In another context, especially in law, it might refer to a right to access and usage of a certain forest area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purlieunoun

   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

2. Purlieunoun

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

3. Etymology: [Corrupted (by influence of lieu place) fr. OF. purale, porale (equiv. to LL. perambulatio a survey of boundaries, originally, a going through); por (L. pro, confused, however, with L. per through) + ale. See Pro-, and Alley.]

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1. Purlieu

   Purlieu is a term used of the outlying parts of a place or district. It was a term of the old Forest law, and meant, as defined by John Manwood, Treatise of the Lawes of the Forest, The owner of freelands in the purlieu to the yearly value of forty shillings was known as a purlieu-man or purley-man. The benefits of disafforestation accrued only to the owner of the lands. There seems no doubt that purlieu or purley represents the Anglo-French pourallé lieu, a legal term meaning properly a perambulation to determine the boundaries of a manor, parish, or similar region. The word survives in placenames. Examples include Dibden Purlieu in Hampshire, on the border of the New Forest and Bedford Purlieus, once part of Rockingham Forest.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purlieu

   pur′lū, n. the borders or environs of any place: (orig.) the grounds on the borders of a royal forest, illegally added to the forest, but afterwards restored to their rightful owners, and marked out by perambulation. [Acc. to Skeat, a corr. of O. Fr. puralee (a mere translation of L. perambulatio), land severed from a royal forest by perambulation—O. Fr. pur (=L. pro), allee, a going.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PURLIEU in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PURLIEU in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PURLIEU
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purlieu
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PURLIEU
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purlieu
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PURLIEU
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PURLIEU
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PURLIEU