fortlet

English

Etymology

fort +‎ -let

Noun

fortlet (plural fortlets)

A little fort.
- 1668, A Treatise of diseases of the head, brain and nerves:
  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.

Derived terms

mile-fortlet

References

“fortlet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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