fortlet
(ˈfɔːtlɪt)
Also 4, 6 fortelet.
[f. fort n. + -let. (In quot. 1330 it may be an error for forcelete or fortelece: see forcelet, fortalice.)]
A small fort.
| c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 4822 Hys pleyn londes he let hym haue, Bot his forteletes he dide saue. 1538 Leland Itin. VII. 55 A lytle poore Steple as a Fortelet for a Brunt. 1613 Sir H. Finch Law (1636) 354 As if he that took them driue them to a Fortlet or Castle. 1781 Justamond Priv. Life Lewis XV, III. 372 The troops were employed in burning a fortlet. 1817 G. Chalmers Pref. to Churchyard's Chips, Murton's Trag. 159 The master defended the donjon of the fortlet against the regent. 1859 Times 26 Dec. 7/2 The new fortlets have been completed. |