Definition of BARTISAN

bartisan

Meanings

Plural: bartisans

Noun

  • A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed by the Scottish novelist Walter Scott (see quotation) from Middle Scots bartisan, variant of bartising, from Middle English bretasynge. Doublet of bratticing.

Scrabble Score: 10

bartisan is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bartisan is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bartisan is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

bartisan is a valid Words With Friends word