bartisan

== English == === Alternative forms === bartizan === Etymology === Borrowed by the Scottish novelist Walter Scott (see quotation) from Middle Scots bartisan, variant of bartising, from Middle English bretasynge. Doublet of bratticing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑːtɪˈzæn/ === Noun === bartisan (plural bartisans) (architecture) A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church. === References ===