Meaning

Archaic form of portcullis..

Example Sentences

But lô, ear they retyerd; Cambuscan wheeles, and with his horsemen at his angrie heeles, fell on Algarsifes rear, and cutt off those whome no portculleis had, ne walles t’enclose.

And alſo the Q. highneſſs Aulnageor of the ſaid County Palantine for the time being, vpon triall of the weight of euery ſuch Cotton, Frize, and Rugge, ſhall fixe and put, or cauſe to bee fixed and put to euery ſuch cotton, frize, and rug, the Queenes highneſſe ſeale of leade hauing the Portculleis crowned, ingraued on the other ſide thereof, and the true weight of euery ſuch cotton, Friſe or rugge, to bee ingraued on the other ſide of the ſaid ſeale, vpon paine of forfeiture of all and euerie ſuch clothes, cottons, friezes, and rugges, conueied, carried, ſent, ſold, and put to ſale, or to the intent to be ſold being vnſealed, contrary to the meaning of this preſent Act:[…]

Me thinkes that word ſpoke from a Neuils mouth, / Should like an earthquake rend your chained gates, / And teare in peeces your portculleiſes. /[…] / Come we will pull vp our Portculleiſes, / And let me ſee thee enter if thou dare.

Further, there were two great Rounds in ilk Side of the Gate, and a great Portculleis of Tree, falling down with the Manner of a Barrace, with a Draw-Bridge, and a great Stank of Water of ſixteen Foot deep, and thirty Foot of Breadth.

Word Forms

• portculleises

When Should You Use Portculleis?

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