curtilage

[ kur-tl-ij ]

/ ˈkɜr tl ɪdʒ /

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noun Law.

the area of land occupied by a dwelling and its yard and outbuildings, actually enclosed or considered as enclosed.

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Origin of curtilage

1250–1300; Middle English courtelage < Anglo-French; Old French cortillage, equivalent to cortil yard (cort court + -il diminutive suffix) + -age -age

Words nearby curtilage

curtal, curtal axe, curtalax, curtana, curtate, curtilage, curtin, curtis, curtiss, curtius, curtsey

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Example sentences from the Web for curtilage

Lincoln laid off his curtilage on a gentle hillock having a slope on every side.
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln|Ward H. Lamon
On the other hand, there need be no restrictions on the height or cubic contents of any building provided its curtilage be ample.
The Dwelling House|George Vivian Poore
He shall also have the curtilage with the garden adjoining the hall on the north side enclosed as it is with hedges and ditches.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. Cutts
They had been seen prowling about the curtilage of the ale-house the night before.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough

We made our curtilage here, and here we lived happy until husband died of a fever.
In The Boyhood of Lincoln|Hezekiah Butterworth

British Dictionary definitions for curtilage

curtilage

/ (ˈkɜːtɪlɪdʒ) /

noun

the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house

Word Origin for curtilage

C14: from Old French cortillage, from cortil a little yard, from cort court

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curtilage

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