Sinhala Dictionary definitions for purlieu
purlieu 🔊
purlieu : හාත්පස ප්රදේශය
purlieu : අවට
purlieu : මුඩුක්කුව
purlieu definition
Noun.
- 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.