fortalice

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fortalice

  • /ˈfɔːtəlɪs/

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

noun fortalices · fortilice · fortilage

  1. archaic A small fortress. 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.

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noun a small fortress

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@misc{fortalice_2026,
  title = {fortalice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fortalice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}