bastel house

noun

bas·​tel house

ˈba-stᵊl-,

-səl-

variants or bastle house

ˈba-stᵊl-,

-səl-

: a fortified house especially on the English and Scottish border usually having its lowest floor vaulted

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bastel, bastile tower, fortress, from Middle French bastile

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