purlieu

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

From The New Yorker • Jan. 13, 2020

"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

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

Rather than bide in this purlieu, Longer to stay I'll say, Adieu!

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 by Various

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