Etymology

crenel

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Today it means: The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement. Full definition →

Old French crenel
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  1. Old French · derived fromcrenel
  2. English todaycrenel

From Old French crenel ( > modern French créneau), diminutive of cren (“notch”).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchcrenel all →

crenelatecrenellation

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