Definition of Crenellate. Meaning of Crenellate. Synonyms of Crenellate

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Definition of Crenellate

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Crenelate Cren"el*ate (kr?n"?l-?t or kr?"n?l-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crenelated (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating (-?`t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See Crenelle.] [Written also crenellate.] 1. To furnish with crenelles. 2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.

Meaning of Crenellate from wikipedia

- distinctive feature of late medieval English church architecture is to crenellate the tops of church towers, and often the tops of lower walls. These are...
- In medieval England, Wales and the Channel Islands a licence to crenellate (or licence to fortify) granted the holder permission to fortify his property...
- The following is a list of licences to crenellate, surviving in the records, issued from the 12th to 16th centuries, which was compiled by the amateur...
- Edward III granted Gilbert de Whitley a licence to crenellate his manor house at Whitley. To crenellate a house was to place battlements on it. Before this...
- XII[volume & issue needed], p. 175 See listed building text Licence to crenellate, see Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new edition, vol. XII, p. 175 Lundy...
- many manor-houses were fortified, which required a royal licence to crenellate. They were often enclosed within walls or ditches which often also included...
- (land) Great house Historic house English landscape garden Licence to crenellate List of castles in England List of country houses in the United Kingdom...
- Bletsoe Castle was created by John Pateshull, who received a licence to crenellate an existing manor house on the east side of Bletsoe in 1327. Pateshull...
- some castles incorporated gardens as ornamental features. The right to crenellate, when granted by a monarchthough it was not always necessary – was...
- Originally owned by the Foliot family. Jordan Foliot was given license to crenellate his manor in 1264. Throsby 1796, pp. 199–203. Osborne 2014, p. viii. Throsby...