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Middle English
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)
- A small personal garden surrounding a house.
- (rare) The care of such a garden.
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