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purlieus

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pur·lieu  (pûrly, pûrl)
n.
1. An outlying or neighboring area.
2. purlieus Outskirts; the environs.
3. A place that one frequents.
[Middle English purlewe, piece of land on the edge of a forest, probably alteration (influenced by Old French lieu, place) of porale, purale, royal perambulation, from Old French porale, from poraler, to traverse : por-, forth (from Latin pr-; see pro-1) + aler, aller, to go; see alley1.]
Translations
purlieus [ˈpɜːljuːz] NPL (frm, hum) → alrededores mpl, inmediaciones fpl
purlieus
pl (liter) → Umgebung f


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What I saw their bravest and their fairest do last night, the lowest multitude that could be scraped up out of the purlieus of Christendom would blush to do, I think.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
At house and home with me shall no one despair: in my purlieus do I protect every one from his wild beasts.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
These skulking visitors would keep about the purlieus of the camp until daylight; when, on the first stir of life among the sleepers, they would scamper off until they reached some rising ground, where they would take their seats, and keep a sharp and hungry watch upon every movement.
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