herse.
A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the advance of an enemy.
Meaning & usage
A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the advance of an enemy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hierche (“type of harrow”), from Middle French herce, herse. Doublet of hearse.
Obsolete form of hearse (“a carriage for the dead”).
A funeral ceremony.
Where this word comes from
See hearse.
Alternative form of hearse.
Where this word comes from
See hearse.
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