purprise means An enclosed space, such as the land within the borders of a manor. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
Why this word is great
PURPRISE — [Noun] An enclosed space, especially the land within the legal boundaries of a manor or estate. From Old French porpris, from porprendre ("to take away entirely"), from por- ("for, thoroughly") + prendre ("to take"). Unlike "demesne," which specifically denotes the lord's own reserved land, or "close," a generic term for any fenced plot, purprise is the law's word for the totality of the claimed parcel—the entire taken ground from which all parts of the feudal world were apportioned. It is the shadowed deer-park enclosed by a pale of split oak, the orchard of ancient, gnarled trees walled in stone, and the silted boundary ditch tracing a line on a yellowed map; a finite world, thoroughly held, and quietly waiting to be taken back.
noun
- An enclosed space, such as the land within the borders of a manor.“The place of justice is an hallowed place ; and therefore , not only the bench , but the foot – pace and precincts , and purprise thereof , ought to be preserved without scandal and corruption”