- Crenellate, Licence to
- ¤ Royal permit to furnish with battlements, i.e. to fortify.(Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411)
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Crenellate, Licence to
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Crenellate — To add Battlements. A Licence to Crenellate was royal permission to fortify a manor house. King Richard II granted the Licence to Crenellate Hemyock Castle, on 5th November 1380. ¤ Furnish with battlements. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval… … Medieval glossary
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Crenellate — To *embattle or provide embattlements and *embrasures to a building e.g. castle; cathedrals might also be fortified, e.g. by King John at Lincoln in 1216. A licence from the king was required to crenellate a castle (which itself was licensed) … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
licence to crenellate — noun In medieval Britain, a licence, granted by the king giving permission to fortify a manor house … Wiktionary
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Crenel — ♦ Open space in embattled parapet, for shooting through. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411) Related terms: Crenelation, Crenellate, Crenellate, Licence to … Medieval glossary
Crenelation — Battlement. ¤ A notched battlement made up of alternate crenels (openings) and merlons (square sawteeth). (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 225) Related terms: Crenellate, Licence to, Crenel … Medieval glossary
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