bastel house
noun
bas·tel house
ˈba-stᵊl-,
-səl-
variants or bastle house
ˈba-stᵊl-,
-səl-
: a fortified house especially on the English and Scottish border usually having its lowest floor vaulted
Word History
Etymology
Middle English bastel, bastile tower, fortress, from Middle French bastile
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