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fortlet

fortlet noun: a little fort.

Noun

fortlet (plural fortlets)

  1. A little fort.
    • if the Goods or Beasts be in a Fortlet or Castle, the Sheriff may take with him the Power of the Country, and beat down the Castle.1668, A Treatise of diseases of the head, brain and nerves

Forms of fortlet

pluralfortlets

Origin of fortlet

From fort + -let.

Words formed from fortlet

Questions about fortlet

What does fortlet mean?
Fortlet means a little fort.
What part of speech is fortlet?
Fortlet is a noun.
What is the plural of fortlet?
The plural of fortlet is fortlets.

Words near fortlet in the dictionary

  1. fortition
  2. fortitions
  3. fortitude
  4. fortitudes
  5. fortitudinous
  6. fortlet
  7. fortlets
  8. fortlike
  9. Fortman
  10. Fortmans
  11. Fortner

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