bretessé

adjective

bre·​tes·​sé

¦bretə¦sā,

brəˈteˌsā

variants or less commonly brettessé

¦bretə¦sā,

brəˈteˌsā

heraldry

: embattled on each side with the projections opposite each other

Word History

Etymology

Middle French bretessé, breteschié, past participle of breteschier to furnish with parapets, from bretesche parapet

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