bastide

noun

bas·​tide

(ˈ)ba-¦stēd

plural -s

1

: a village or town in medieval France built especially for defense and usually laid out according to a definite geometric plan

2

: a small country house in the south of France

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Old Provençal bastida

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