‖n. [ F., fr. mi middle (L. medius) + lieu place. See Demi-, Lieu. ] Environment.
The intellectual and moral milieu created by multitudes of self-centered, cultivated personalities. J. A. Symonds.
It is one of the great outstanding facts of his progressive relation to the elements of his social milieu. J. M. Baldwin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]