purprise

/pə(ɹ)ˈpɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

An enclosed space, such as the land within the borders of a manor.

Obsolete

"The place of justice is an hallowed place ; and therefore , not only the bench , but the foot – pace and precincts , and purprise thereof , ought to be preserved without scandal and corruption"

From Old French porpris, from porprendre (“to take away entirely”); por- (“for”) + prendre (“to take”).

purprises (plural)

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How do you pronounce purprise?

The recorded pronunciation is /pə(ɹ)ˈpɹaɪz/.

What does purprise mean?

An enclosed space, such as the land within the borders of a manor.

Where does purprise come from?

It is traced to Old French.

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