- A defensive structure or position; a fortress.
- A small fort.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin fortalitia. See fortress.]
fortalice
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| Architecture: fortalice, fortilage |
A term used in the Middle Ages chiefly for the word fort; since then, occasionally used for a relatively small fort.
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