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bartisan.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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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