Pur
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A corruption of the French word par, by or for. It is frequently used in old French law phrases; as pur autre vie. It is also used in the composition of words: as, purparty, purlieu, purview. PUR AUTRE VIE (old French, for another's life).
See Estate Pub Autre Vie.