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counter-castle

counter-castle noun: a castle built to secure a lord's territorial claims or to conquer the territory of a rival ruler.

Noun

counter-castle (plural counter-castles)

  1. A castle built to secure a lord's territorial claims or to conquer the territory of a rival ruler.
    • One advantage of using counter-castles was that it allowed prosecution of the blockade with a minimum of men, leaving the bulk of the king's army free to move against other targets.1997, Stephen Morillo, Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings, 1066-1135, page 137
    • One method was to blockade the enemy fortification with a counter-castle.2015, Paul Hill, The Norman Commanders: Masters of Warfare 911-1135, page 200

Forms of counter-castle

pluralcounter-castles

Origin of counter-castle

From counter- + castle.

Questions about counter-castle

What does counter-castle mean?
Counter-castle means a castle built to secure a lord's territorial claims or to conquer the territory of a rival ruler.
What part of speech is counter-castle?
Counter-castle is a noun.
What is the plural of counter-castle?
The plural of counter-castle is counter-castles.

Words near counter-castle in the dictionary

  1. counter-cantered
  2. counter-cantering
  3. counter-canters
  4. counter-cartographies
  5. counter-cartography
  6. counter-castle
  7. counter-castles
  8. counter-changed
  9. counter-charged
  10. counter-claim
  11. counter-claimed

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