See Also: purpresture(dictionary)
PURPRESTURE(law)

purpresture (iou)



purpresture noun. ME.
[Old French purpresture, por- alt. of porpresure, from porprendre occupy, usurp, enclose, from pur-, por- PUR- + prendre take, seize from Latin praehendere.]
Law.
An illegal enclosure of or encroachment on the land or property of another or (now only) of the public. ME.
Hist. A payment or rent due to a feudal superior for permission to enclose or build on land. LME.