Synonyms for motte and bailey
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The predecessor of the European castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey).
Related words
- Other spellings
- motte-and-bailey
Example sentences
- fort There's an old fort from Roman times in the woods.
By length
- 4 letters
- fort1