Word Meaning

purlieus definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for purlieus

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