purpresture Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pur*pres"ture noun
Etymology
Probably corrupted (see Prest) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL. purprestura. Cf. Purprise.
Definitions
  1. (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 1913