bartisan
bartisan · bartisans
A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or churchA parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.
/bɑːtɪˈzæn/
Meaning
1 sensesA parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.
Origin
Borrowed by the Scottish novelist Walter Scott (see quotation) from Middle Scots bartisan,Borrowed by the Scottish novelist Walter Scott (see quotation) from Middle Scots bartisan, variant of bartising, from Middle English bretasynge. Doublet of bratticing.
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