purlieu
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.pur·lieu
noun \ˈpərl-(ˌ)yü, ˈpər-(ˌ)lü\Definition of PURLIEU
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a : an outlying or adjacent district b plural : environs, neighborhood
See Examples of PURLIEU
- <the restaurant, the preferred purlieu of the theatergoing crowd, is always packed an hour or two before showtime>
- <we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium>
Origin of PURLIEU
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
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to PURLIEU
- Synonyms
- haunt, hangout, rendezvous, resort, stamping ground, stomping ground
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