bastiles
plural of bastile
• Stabiles, ableists, astilbes, baitless, stabiles
Source: Wiktionary
Bas*tile" Bas*tille", n. Etym: [F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. b.]
1. (Feud. Fort.)
Definition: A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place. The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls. Holland.
2. "The Bastille", formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
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