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单词 motte and bailey
释义

motte and bailey

noun

: a medieval Norman castle consisting of two connecting ditched stockaded mounds with the higher mound surmounted by the keep and the lower one containing barracks and other buildings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Stepping onto the nine-acre estate of the Norman motte and bailey structure, which was built by Robert, Count of Mortain, in 1068 following the Battle of Hastings, they were instantly charmed. New York Times, 11 May 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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