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Webster 1913 Edition

Curtilage

Cur′ti-lage

(k[GREEK]r′t[GREEK]-l[GREEK]j)
,
Noun.
[OF.
cortillage
,
curtillage
, fr.
cortil
court, courtyard, LL.
cortis
court. See
Court
.]
(Law)
A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house.
Burrill.

Webster 1828 Edition

Curtilage

CURTILAGE

,
Noun.
In law, a yard, garden, inclosure or field near and belonging to a messuage. [This is probably from court or the same radix.]

Definition 2024

curtilage

curtilage

English

Noun

curtilage ‎(plural curtilages)

  1. (law) The area immediately surrounding a house, including any closely associated buildings and structures.

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Etymology

Old French cortillage, curtillage, from cortil ‎(“court, courtyard”), from Latin cortis ‎(“court”). See court.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːtɪlɪdʒ/
  • (UK) enPR: kûrʹtəl-ĭj, IPA(key): /ˈkɝtəlɪdʒ/

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