fortalice

English

Alternative forms

• fortilice, fortilage

Etymology

From Medieval Latin fortalitia, from fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fortress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːtəlɪs/

Noun

fortalice (plural fortalices)

1. (archaic) A small fortress.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     Tell them whatever thou hast a mind of the weakness of this fortalice, or aught else that can detain them before it for twenty-four hours.

Translations

a small fortress

• Finnish: skanssi (fi)
• Galician: fortaleza (gl) f
• Italian: fortilizio (it) m