purpresture
American
[per-pres-cher]
/ pərˈprɛs tʃər /
noun
Law.
Etymology
Origin of purpresture
1150–1200; Middle English < Old French pourpres ( t ) ure, porpresure enclosure, occupied space, equivalent to pourprise, porprise (past participle of purprendre to seize upon, encroach upon, enclose, equivalent to pur- por- pro- 1 + prendre to take < Latin prehendere; see prehension) + -ure -ure
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