Bān'li-eue, n.

noun

n. [Fr. banlieue, L. Lat. bannum leuca, banleuca, from Fr. ban, L. Lat. bannum, jurisdiction, and Fr. lieue, L. Lat. leuca, league, Ger. bann-meile. See BAN and LEAGUE.] The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city. Brande.