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Definition of Fortalice
1. n. A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; - - called also fortelace.
Definition of Fortalice
1. Noun. (archaic) A small fortress. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fortalice
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fortalice
Literary usage of Fortalice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Travels of Thomas Simpson: The Arctic Discoverer by Alexander Simpson (1845)
"A Winter Journey of One Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy-seven Miles from Red
River to Athabasca.—Northern Squatters.— A Frontier fortalice. ..."
2. Canada and the Canadians by Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1849)
"Toronto and the Transit — The ice and its innovations— Siege and storm of a
fortalice by the Ice-king—Newark, or Niagara—Flags, big and little—Views of ..."
3. A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South by William Bennet Stevenson (1829)
"... Animals Birds Fish Appearance of the Villages Balsas. Indian Feast Indian
Burial Paramonga...—Palace or fortalice, ON the side of the river opposite to ..."
4. The Book of the Chronicles of Keith, Grange, Ruthven, Cairney, and by Gordon, James Frederick Skinner (1880)
"... AM Born in the Parish of Spynie, 1829. Graduated at King's College, Aberdeen,
in 1852. ST. MARY'S MONASTERY, CHURCH, AND fortalice, GRANGE, ..."
5. Missionary Life in the Southern Seas by James Hutton (1874)
"... rebellion—The mission-house turned into a fortalice—Suspension of
hostilities—Perversity of the natives —Death of Pomare I.—King's ..."
6. The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: Accompanied by an Atlas (1822)
"However, a considerable part of tli- walls of the fortalice or castle still
remained, until it was wholly taken down to buil-J the light-house. ..."
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