English

Alternative spellings
fortilice

Etymology
From mediaeval Latin fortalitia, from fortis �strong�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�f�:t�lɪs/

Noun
en-noun

1. archaic A small fortress.

#:*1819: Tell them whatever thou hast a mind of the weakness of this fortalice, or aught else that can detain them before it for twenty-four hours. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Translations

Italian: fortilizio m
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