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Meaning of PURPRISE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pur"prise\, n. [OF. pourpris,fr. pourprendre to take
away entirely; pour for + prendre to take.]
A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor. --Bacon.
 
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