purlieu

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“Have you been in a purlieu tonight? Confess. Say, ‘Guilty.’

From The New Yorker • Jan. 13, 2020

It is remarkable that the term purlieu is never once mentioned is, this long roll of parchment.

From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert

The forest laws still applied in a modified manner to the purlieu.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

It had been expected that the red monster would raise its head, if at all, in some purlieu of the east side.

From An Original Belle by Roe, Edward Payson

"Yes—'tis not our greatest doings that the world gets wind of," said the furmity-woman, who, lately settled in this purlieu, sat among the rest.

From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas