balistraria

[bal-uh-strair-ee-uh]

bal·is·tra·ri·a

[bal-uh-strair-ee-uh]
noun, plural bal·is·tra·ri·ae [-uh-strair-ee-ee] .
(in a medieval fortification) an opening, usually in the form of a cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.

Origin:
1835–45; < Medieval Latin, feminine of Late Latin bal(l)istrārius, Latin ballistārius pertaining to a ballista (in ML a crossbow), equivalent to ballist(a) + -ārius -ary
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Balistraria has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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