embattlement

 [em-bat-l-muhnt]  

em·bat·tle·ment

   [em-bat-l-muhnt]
noun
battlement.
Origin:
1400–1450; late Middle English embatailment. See embattle2, -ment
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Embattlement is always a great word to know.
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