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cur·ti·lage (kʉrt′'l ij′)

noun

Law the fenced-in ground and buildings immediately surrounding a house or dwelling

Etymology: ME < OFr cortillage < cortil, dim. < LL cortis, court

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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