Curtillum
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The area or space within the inclosure of a dwelling house. Spelman.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The area or space within the enclosure of a dwelling-house. Spelman, Gloss.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from curtia, q. v.] Ip old English law. An area or space lying within the enclosure of a dwelling-house, {infra curtis, seu kabitaculi se* pimentum.) Spelman. LL. Inee, c. 40, cited ibid, Spelman prefers the derivation from the Fr. courtil, a space behind a house, as a green-house or garden, {area sub aversa tedium parte; viridarium, hortus;) answering to the Sax. weorth.