PUR'PRESTURE, noun In law, a nuisance, consisting in an inclosure of or encroachment on something that belongs to the public; as a house erected or inclosure made on the king's demesnes, or of a highway, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.