† vallien.
Obsolete. rare.
Rampart, wall.
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wallc900
banka1387
aggera1398
trench1445
braye1512
mantle-walla1522
werewalla1525
rampire1548
rampart1550
mound1558
mount1558
argin1589
vallie1602
earthwork1633
circumvallation1645
vallation1664
subtrench1669
epaulement1687
enceinte1708
ring1780
vallum1803
main-work1833
1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 356 Seuerus his forced vallie, with other strong and huge labors and fabrications.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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