Mangonel Definition

mănggə-nĕl
noun
An obsolete military apparatus for hurling heavy stones and other missiles.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
mangonel
Plural:
mangonels

Origin of Mangonel

  • Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin mangonellus diminutive of Late Latin manganum catapult from Greek manganon war machine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French mangonel, from Latin manganellus, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (manganon).

    From Wiktionary

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