Crenellate — To add Battlements. A Licence to Crenellate was royal permission to fortify a manor house. King Richard II granted the Licence to Crenellate Hemyock Castle, on 5th November 1380. ¤ Furnish with battlements. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval… … Medieval glossary
crenellate — Crenelate Cren el*ate (kr?n ?l ?t or kr? n?l ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crenelated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating} ( ? t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crenellate — To *embattle or provide embattlements and *embrasures to a building e.g. castle; cathedrals might also be fortified, e.g. by King John at Lincoln in 1216. A licence from the king was required to crenellate a castle (which itself was licensed) … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Crenellate, Licence to — ¤ Royal permit to furnish with battlements, i.e. to fortify. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411) Related terms: Castle / Crenelation, Crenellate, Crenel, Licence to Crenellate … Medieval glossary
crenellate — verb a) To furnish with crenelles. crenellated leaf b) To indent; to notch … Wiktionary
crenellate — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, arm, armor, armor plate, bank, barricade, battle, blaze, blockade, bulwark, castellate, chop, crenulate, crimp, cut, dig in, embattle, entrench, fence, fortify, garrison, gash, incise, indent, jag, knurl,… … Moby Thesaurus
crenellate — [19] The 19th century seems a surprisingly late date for English to have acquired a term so closely associated with medieval battlements, but it is a little misleading. For essentially the same word entered the language in the 13th century as… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
crenellate — cren·ellate || krenÉ™leɪt v. build a structure with battlements or features that resemble battlements; make something with square dents or notches like the openings of a battlement … English contemporary dictionary
crenellate — [ krɛn(ə)leɪt] (also crenelate) verb [usu. as adjective crenellated] provide with battlements … English new terms dictionary
crenellate — cren·el·late … English syllables
crenellate — /ˈkrɛnəleɪt/ (say krenuhlayt) verb (t) (crenellated, crenellating) 1. to furnish with crenels or battlements. 2. Architecture to form with square indentations as a moulding. Also, US, crenelate. {French créneler (from crenel, diminutive of cren… …
