- fortalice
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin fortalitia — more at fortress Date: 15th century 1. archaic fortress 2. archaic a small fort
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fortalice
Look at other dictionaries:
Fortalice — Fort a*lice, n. [LL. fortalitia, or OF. fortelesce. See {Fortress}.] (Mil.) A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; called also {fortelace}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fortalice — fortalice, or fortelace /fortalas/ A fortress or place of strength, which anciently did not pass without a special grant … Black's law dictionary
fortalice — fortalice, or fortelace /fortalas/ A fortress or place of strength, which anciently did not pass without a special grant … Black's law dictionary
fortalice — [fôr′tə lis] n. [ME < ML fortalitia < L fortis, strong: see FORT1] Archaic 1. a small fort 2. a fortress … English World dictionary
fortalice — noun /ˈfɔːtəlɪs/ A small fortress. , 1819: Tell them whatever thou hast a mind of the weakness of this fortalice, or aught else that can detain them before it for twenty four hours. Walter Scott, Ivanhoe … Wiktionary
Fortalice Multan — (Multān,Пакистан) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 9, Lalazar Old Bahawal … Каталог отелей
Fortalice Kohsaar — (Islāmābād,Пакистан) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: H No 18 St 26, F 6 … Каталог отелей
fortalice — /fawr tl is/, n. 1. a small fort; an outwork. 2. Archaic. a fortress. [1375 1425; late ME < ML fortalitia, fortalitium, deriv. of L fortis strong. See FORTRESS] * * * … Universalium
fortalice — for·ta·lice … English syllables
fortalice — for•ta•lice [[t]ˈfɔr tl ɪs[/t]] n. 1) for a small fort 2) for archaic a fortress • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < ML fortalitia, fortalitium, der. of L fortis strong … From formal English to slang
