Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A reinforcement; a strengthening, especially of a jury or deliberative body. See extract.
- noun A fortress; a fortification.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A fortress; a fortification for defense.
- noun A reënforcement; a strengthening.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
fortress ; afortification fordefence . - noun obsolete A
reinforcement ; astrengthening .
Etymologies
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Old French
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