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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OF.

pourpris

,fr.

pourprendre

to take away entirely;

pour

for +

prendre

to take.]

A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor.

Bacon.

Noun.

A close or inclosure; also, the whole compass of a manor.

purprise ‎(plural purprises)

(obsolete) A close or enclosure; the compass of a manor.
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