purlieus (68 synonym found)

Purlieus has 68 synonyms. The top synonyms for purlieus are environing circumstances, immediate foreground, twelve-mile limit, total environment, continental shelf, three-mile limit, circumambiencies, offshore rights and 60 more. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for purlieus?

A common synonym for purlieus is environing circumstances. Other synonyms include immediate foreground, twelve-mile limit, total environment, continental shelf.

How many synonyms does purlieus have?

Purlieus has 68 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does purlieus mean?

(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;

Definition of purlieus:

(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; hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood
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Definition of purlieus:

(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; hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood
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