f 4 o 1 r 1 t 1 r 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a fortified defensive structure
originEarly 14 c., from Old French forteresce, forteresse, forterece (“strong place, fortification”), variant of fortelesse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis (“strong”) (see fort) + -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality or condition. French -ess, from Latin -itia is also in words such as duress, prowess, largesse and richesse. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old…
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