bartizan

noun

: a small structure (such as a turret) projecting from a building and serving especially for lookout or defense

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Your feudal lord did not have a range of mottes, baileys, bartizans, drawbridges, dungeons, machicolations and turrets to choose from. A-LIST, 2 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English bretasinge, from bretais parapet — more at brattice

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bartizan was in the 15th century

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“Bartizan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bartizan. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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