Words Containing Purlieu

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Definition of purlieu

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

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The word purlieu is a 7 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for purlieu is: pur-lieu