"curtilage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɜːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/ [UK], /ˈkɝtəlɪd͡ʒ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curtilage.wav Forms: curtilages [plural]
enPR: kûrʹtəl-ĭj [US] Etymology: Inherited from Middle English curtylage and Anglo-Norman, from Old French cortillage, curtillage, from cortil (“court, courtyard”), from Latin cortis (“court”); see court. Compare courtledge. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|curtylage|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English curtylage, {{inh+|en|enm|curtylage}} Inherited from Middle English curtylage, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|cortillage}} Old French cortillage, {{der|en|la|cortis||court}} Latin cortis (“court”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} curtilage (plural curtilages)
  1. (law) The area immediately surrounding a house, especially dooryard areas and sometimes including closely associated buildings and structures. Wikipedia link: curtilage Categories (topical): Law Synonyms (area around a house): grounds Related terms: ambit Translations (the area immediately surrounding a house): 宅地 (zháidì) (Chinese Mandarin), cúirtealáiste [masculine] (Irish)

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