motte and bailey
English
Noun
motte
and
bailey
The
predecessor
of the
castle
, having a raised
earth
mound
(the motte) topped with a
tower
(or
donjon
), and a
wooden
ring
fortification
surrounding a
courtyard
(the bailey).
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