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rownees

rownees is the plural of rownee.

Meaning of rownee

Noun

rownee (plural rownees)

  1. (British, India, obsolete) A faussebraye; a subsidiary enceinte surrounding a fortified place on the outside of the proper wall and on the edge of the ditch.

Questions about rownees

What is rownees the plural of?
Rownees is the plural of rownee.

Words near rownees in the dictionary

  1. rowndell
  2. rowndells
  3. rownding
  4. rownds
  5. rownee
  6. rownees
  7. rowney
  8. Rownhams
  9. rowns
  10. Rowntree
  11. Rowntrees

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