fortlet

English

Etymology

fort +‎ -let

Noun

fortlet (plural fortlets)

1. 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.