curtilage.

The enclosed or adjoining grounds closely associated with and serving a dwelling.

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Words that belong together

• the house’s curtilage
• within the curtilage

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The gate marked the edge of the house’s curtilage, not the boundary of the estate.

She found the outbuilding within the curtilage described in the deed.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular curtilage; plural curtilages. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.