ARCHITECTURES
Noun
architectures
plural of architecture
Source: Wiktionary
ARCHITECTURE
Ar"chi*tec`ture, n. Etym: [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F.
architecture. See Architect.]
1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building
houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of
civil life; -- often called civil architecture.
Many other architectures besides Gothic. Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure;
workmanship.
The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees. Tyndall.
The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine
architecture. Burnet.
Military architecture, the art of fortifications.
– Naval architecture, the art of building ships.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition