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purprises

purprises is the plural of purprise.

Meaning of purprise

Noun

purprise (plural purprises)

  1. (obsolete) An enclosed space, such as the land within the borders of a manor.
    • 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 corruption1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Judicature”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC

Questions about purprises

What is purprises the plural of?
Purprises is the plural of purprise.

Words near purprises in the dictionary

  1. purposivity
  2. purpre
  3. purpresture
  4. purprestures
  5. purprise
  6. purprises
  7. purpronin
  8. purpura
  9. purpura rheumatica
  10. purpuraceous
  11. purpural

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