The enclosed land around a house or other building

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: yard , grounds ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) The area immediately surrounding a house, including any closely associated buildings and structures.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Curtilage \Cur"ti*lage\ (k?r"t?-l?j), n. [OF. cortillage, curtillage, fr. cortil court, courtyard, LL. cortis court. See Court .] (Law) A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house. --Burrill.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., from Anglo-French curtilage , from Old French cortil "little court, walled garden, yard," from Medieval Latin cortile "court, yard," from Latin cortis (see court (n.)).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In law, the curtilage of a house or dwelling is the land immediately surrounding it, including any closely associated buildings and structures, but excluding any associated " open fields beyond ", and also excluding any closely associated buildings, structures, ...