Word Meaning

Meaning of purlieu

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

Crossword clue for purlieu

- Place whereonemay range at large; one's bounds
- Surrounding area, quaintly