purlieu - n., an outlying or neighboring area, environs; a frequently visited place, haunt.
Middle English purlewe, land severed from an English royal forest by perambulation, from Anglo-French puralé, perambulation, from Old French poraler, to go through or traverse, from por-, forth + aler, to go.
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Middle English purlewe, land severed from an English royal forest by perambulation, from Anglo-French puralé, perambulation, from Old French poraler, to go through or traverse, from por-, forth + aler, to go.
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