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for⋅ta⋅lice

  [fawr-tl-is]
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–noun
1. a small fort; an outwork.
2. Archaic. a fortress.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML fortalitia, fortalitium, deriv. of L fortis strong. See fortress
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for·ta·lice   (fôr'tə-lĭs)   
n.   Archaic
  1. A defensive structure or position; a fortress.
  2. A small fort.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin fortalitia; see fortress.]
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Fortalice

Fort"a*lice\, n. [LL. fortalitia, or OF. fortelesce. See Fortress.] (Mil.) A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; -- called also fortelace.
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