purlieu

Jun. 28th, 2006 07:02 am
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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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