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motte-and-bailey
motte-and-baileyA mound or motte surmounted by a wooden (later stone) tower (bailey) and enclosed by a ditch and palisade. The earliest example of this primitive castle form is on the River Loire (France) and is dated 1010.motte-and-bailey
motte-and-baileyA motte that is adjacent to, or surrounded by a bailey; the open area within a medieval fortification. |