Synonyms for curtilage
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kur-tl-ij |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɜr tl ɪdʒ |
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Définition of curtilage
Origin :- early 14c., from Anglo-French curtilage, from Old French cortil "little court, walled garden, yard," from Medieval Latin cortile "court, yard," from Latin cortis (see court (n.)).
- As in court : noun yard, garden of building
- They had been seen prowling about the curtilage of the ale-house the night before.
- Extract from : « The Yeoman Adventurer » by George W. Gough
- He shall also have the curtilage with the garden adjoining the hall on the north side enclosed as it is with hedges and ditches.
- Extract from : « Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England » by Edward L. Cutts
- On the other hand, there need be no restrictions on the height or cubic contents of any building provided its curtilage be ample.
- Extract from : « The Dwelling House » by George Vivian Poore
- We made our curtilage here, and here we lived happy until husband died of a fever.
- Extract from : « In The Boyhood of Lincoln » by Hezekiah Butterworth
- Lincoln laid off his curtilage on a gentle hillock having a slope on every side.
- Extract from : « The Life Of Abraham Lincoln » by Ward H. Lamon
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