English Explanatory Dictionary

bartisan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.

Pronunciation

/bɑːtɪˈzæn/

Word forms

bartisan bartisans bartizan

Etymology

Borrowed by the Scottish novelist Walter Scott (see quotation) from Middle Scots bartisan, variant of bartising, from Middle English bretasynge. Doublet of bratticing.

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