Place

Place
Recorded as Plaice, Place, and Placey, this is an English surname. It has three possible known origins. The first being topographic from the residence near a fence of living wood with intertwining branches, and grown as a defensive wall against attackers, but above all a means of retaining sheep and cattle at night to prevent them straying. The derivation is from the pre 10th century Olde French word "pleis" meaning to plait, weave or intertwine". Secondly the surname may be locational and be from a place called "Place" of which there are several examples in England or the village of Plaish in Shropshire, or it could describe somebody who dwelt in or near the local market place, the derivation being from the late Roman (Latin) word "platea" meaning a broad street. Lastly the name may be occupational. If so the derivation is from the French word "plaise" meaning a plaice, although given as a nickname for a seller of fish in general. Early examples of the surname include William de la Place of Lincoln in 1276, Richard de la Pleyse of Somerest in 1277. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Place — (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space regarded as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Place — Place, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placing}.] [Cf. F. placer. See {Place}, n.] 1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Placé — is a village and commune in the Mayenne département of north western France.ee also*Communes of the Mayenne department …   Wikipedia

  • PLACE — s. f. Lieu, endroit, espace qu occupe ou que peut occuper une personne, une chose. La place est remplie, prise, occupée. La place est vide. La place est trop petite pour deux. Il y a place pour vingt couverts. Mettre, ranger chaque chose à sa… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • PLACE — n. f. Lieu, endroit, espace qu’occupe ou que peut occuper une personne, une chose. La place est prise, occupée, vide. La place est trop petite pour deux. Il y a place pour vingt couverts. Mettre, ranger chaque chose à sa place, en sa place.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Place — A place is a location in space.Place may refer to: *Place (mathematics), an equivalence relation defined on absolute values of an integral domain or field *Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population **Census… …   Wikipedia

  • place — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia (hodos), from feminine of platys broad, flat; akin to Sanskrit pṛthu broad, Latin planta sole of the foot Date: 13th century 1. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • place — See: HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, HIGH PLACE, IN PLACE, INSTEAD OF or IN PLACE OF, IN THE FIRST PLACE, JUMPING OFF PLACE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, OUT OF PLACE, PUT IN ONE S PLACE, PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE, TAKE PLACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • place — See: HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, HIGH PLACE, IN PLACE, INSTEAD OF or IN PLACE OF, IN THE FIRST PLACE, JUMPING OFF PLACE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, OUT OF PLACE, PUT IN ONE S PLACE, PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE, TAKE PLACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Place To Be — Infobox Single Name = Place To Be Artist = Goodshirt from Album = Good Released = Format = CD Single Recorded = Genre = Pop, Rock Length = Label = Cement Records/EMI Writer = Producer = Chart position = Reviews = Last single = This single = Place …   Wikipedia

  • Place kick — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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