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curtilage

n.
UK //kˈɜːtɪlɪdʒ// cur·tilage
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English curtylage and Anglo-Norman, from Old French cortillage, curtillage, from cortil (“court, courtyard”), from Latin cortis (“court”); see court. Compare courtledge.

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