battlemented

Variant of battlement

battlement definition

battle·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a parapet with open spaces for shooting, built on top of a castle wall, tower, or fort
  2. an architectural decoration like this

Etymology: ME batelment < OFr bataillier, to fortify < bataille, fortification on a wall or tower < ? VL *battacula, place of battle < battere, batter

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