| purlieu | 1. 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. "Then as a tiger, who by chance hath spied In some purlieu two gentle fawns at play." (Milton) 2. Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood. "The purlieus of St. James." "brokers had been incessantly plying for custom in the purlieus of the court." (Macaulay) Origin: Corrupted (by influence of lieu place) fr. OF. Puralee, poralee (equiv. To LL. Perambulatio a survey of boundaries, originally, a going through); por (L. Pro, confused, however, with L. Per through) + alee. See Pro-, and Alley Alternative forms: pourlieu. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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