Word
Purlieu
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
pur-lieu
Definition
- 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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2 Syllable Words Starting with?
