Counter-castle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Counter-castle is a noun meaning A castle built to secure a lord's territorial claims or to conquer the territory of a rival ruler.
Meaning
A castle built to secure a lord's territorial claims or to conquer the territory of a rival ruler.
Example Sentences
One method was to blockade the enemy fortification with a counter-castle.
One advantage of using counter-castles was that it allowed prosecution of the blockade with a minimum of men, leaving the bulk of the king's army free to move against other targets.
He therefore decided to construct a counter-castle near Dunster to restrict the activities of the castle's garrison, and he left the counter-castle under the command of Henry de Tracy.
Word Forms
- counter-castles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include countercastle, castellate, pseudocastle, castler, castlette, castle.
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