fortalice

[ fawr-tl-is ]

/ ˈfɔr tl ɪs /

a small fort; an outwork.

Archaic. a fortress.

Origin of fortalice

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fortalitia, fortalitium, derivative of Latin fortis strong. See fortress

Another shed was built just under the fortalice, on the lake side, for the safe housing of the live stock.

The Norsemen in the West |R.M. Ballantyne
Two or three miserable huts, at the foot of the fortalice, held the bondsmen and tenants of the feuar.

The Monastery |Sir Walter Scott
Cathbarr's tower was too small to serve him as a fortalice, for it was barely large enough to shelter the eleven axmen.

Nuala O'Malley |H. Bedford-Jones
Huntly Castle, half a mile to the north, now in ruins, was once a fortalice of the Comyns.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 |Various

He was preparing to break a sulky sentinel or two when all the ground of his fortalice was a very network of loaded mines!

The Secret Glory |Arthur Machen

fortalice

/ (ˈfɔːtəlɪs) /

a small fort or outwork of a fortification

C15: from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong; see fortress