Definition of Purpristure
Pur*pres"ture (?), n. [Probably
corrupted (see Prest) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr.
pourprendre: cf. LL. purprestura. Cf. Purprise.]
(Law) Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp.,
any encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be common or
public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc. [Written also
pourpresture.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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