2. The fortifying of a building or a wall by means of battlements. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
embattlement — noun Date: 15th century 1. battlement 2. the state of being embattled … New Collegiate Dictionary
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embattlement — em·battlement … English syllables
embattlement — I. ə̇m, em+ noun Etymology: Middle English embatailment, from embatailen to furnish with battlements + ment : battlement II. ˌ noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
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