purlieus


pur·lieu

P0669800 (pûrl′yo͞o, pûr′lo͞o)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 prō-; see pro-1) + aler, aller, to go; see alley1.]
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