Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A close or inclosure; also, the whole compass of a manor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
close orenclosure ; thecompass of amanor .
Etymologies
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Old French pourpris, from pourprendre to take away entirely; pour for + prendre to take.
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Examples
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The place of justice is an hallowed place; and therefore not only the bench, but the foot – place; and precincts and purprise thereof, ought to be preserved without scandal and corruption.
The Essays 2007
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