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Definition of Batement light

Batement light
Batement Bate"ment, n. [For Abatement. See 2d Bate.] Abatement; diminution. --Moxon. Batement light (Arch.), a window or one division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a staircase.

Meaning of Batement light from wikipedia

- Medieval cathedral plans were a development of the basilica plan type. Batement Lights The lights in the upper part of a perpendicular window, abated,...