Definition of crenellate. Meaning of crenellate. Synonyms of crenellate

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Definition of crenellate

crenellate
Crenelate Cren"el*ate (kr?n"?l-?t or kr?"n?l-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crenelated (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating (-?`t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See Crenelle.] [Written also crenellate.] 1. To furnish with crenelles. 2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.

Meaning of crenellate from wikipedia

- distinctive feature of late medieval English church architecture is to crenellate the tops of church towers, and often the tops of lower walls. These are...
- In medieval England, Wales and the Channel Islands a licence to crenellate (or licence to fortify) granted the holder permission to fortify his property...
- The following is a list of licences to crenellate, surviving in the records, issued from the 12th to 16th centuries, which was compiled by the amateur...
- The hall was built for Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who obtained a licence to crenellate in 1482. The Bedingfelds gained the manor of Oxborough through marriage...
- people in the county. By the time he applied to the king for a licence to crenellate (build a castle), the Hundred Years' War had been fought between England...
- Edward III granted Gilbert de Whitley a licence to crenellate his manor house at Whitley. To crenellate a house was to place battlements on it. Before this...
- castle was actually a fortified manor house. Permission by licence to crenellate his manor house was gained by Sir Edmund Bacon in 1318. Gresham was one...
- wars in Gascony and Scotland. During 1292, he was granted a license to crenellate his manor of Ashperton, Herefordshire. William first married Jeanette...
- some castles incorporated gardens as ornamental features. The right to crenellate, when granted by a monarch – though it was not always necessary – was...
- many manor-houses were fortified, which required a royal licence to crenellate. They were often enclosed within walls or ditches which often also included...