curtylage

Middle English

Alternative forms

• corlege, courtelage, courtelayge, courtlage, curlege, curtelage, curtilage, curtlage, curtlyge

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cortillage, curtillage; compare court.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurtiˈlaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkurtilad͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkur(t)lad͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

curtylage (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. A small personal garden surrounding a house.
2. (rare) The care of such a garden.

Descendants

• English: curtilage; courtledge, courtlage

References

• “curtilāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.