curtilage

Meaning

The area immediately surrounding a house, especially dooryard areas and sometimes including closely associated buildings and structures.

Synonyms

yard

grounds

courtyard

quadrangle

Translations

ساحة

corral

cortiol

περίβολος

περίγυρος

αυλή

προάυλιο

cour

yard

cortile

giardino

cercado

jardim

pátio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɜːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: curtylage

In summary

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.