rempart

== French == === Etymology === From Old French rempart. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.paʁ/ === Noun === rempart m (plural remparts) rampart (figurative) bulwark, defence (contre (“against”)) === Further reading === “rempart”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === rempart m (plural rempars) rampart == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French rempart, from remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“to defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possession of”), from en- + parer (“to defend”). === Noun === rempart m (plural remparts) (Jersey) rampart