motte

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
2. An argument which is uncontroversial and easy to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).

Synoniemen

mound

Vertalingen

Hügel

Motte

tertre

tumulo

tumulus

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɒt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From French motte, from Anglo-Norman/Old French motte (“mound, hillock”). Doublet of moat.