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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 408 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CRENELLE (an O. Fr. word for " notch," mod. creneau; the origin is obscure; cf. " cranny ")

CRENELLE (an O. Fr. word for " notch," mod. creneau; the origin is obscure; cf. " cranny ") , a

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TERM

term generally considered to mean an

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EMBRASURE

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BATTLEMENT (probably from a lost Fr. form bastillement, cf. mod. Fr. bataille, from Med. Lat. bastilia, towers, which is derived from Ital. bastire, to build, cf. Fr. bdti, ; the English word was, however, early connected with " battle ")

battlement, but really applying to the whole

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SYSTEM

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defence by battlements . In

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MEDIEVAL

medieval times no one could " crenellate " a

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BUILDING

building without

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SPECIAL

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LICENCE (through the French from Lat. licentia, licere, to be lawful)

licence from his supreme

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