purlieu

pur·lieu

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pur-loo, purl-yoo]
- /ˈpɜr lu, ˈpɜrl yu/
- /ˈpɜː.ljuː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-loo, purl-yoo]
- /ˈpɜr lu, ˈpɜrl yu/

Definitions of purlieu word

noun purlieu purlieus, environs or neighborhood. 1
noun purlieu a place where one may range at large; confines or bounds. 1
noun purlieu a person's haunt or resort. 1
noun purlieu an outlying district or region, as of a town or city. 1
noun purlieu a piece of land on the edge of a forest, originally land that, after having been included in a royal forest, was restored to private ownership, though still subject, in some respects, to the operation of the forest laws. 1
noun purlieu land on the edge of a forest that was once included within the bounds of the royal forest but was later separated although still subject to some of the forest laws, esp regarding hunting 0

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Origin of purlieu

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

1475-85; alteration (simulating French lieu place) of earlier parlewe, parley, paraley purlieu of a forest < Anglo-French purale(e) a going through, equivalent to pur (< Latin prō for, pro1, confused with per through) + aller (see alley1)

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Parts of speech for Purlieu

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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purlieu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for purlieu

noun purlieu

burb — a suburb
burbs — suburb.
clubhouse — A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
continents — one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
far piece — a considerable distance: They moved a far piece from here.

All 18 Synonyms of purlieu