rempart

French

Etymology

From Old French rempart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.paʁ/

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Noun

rempart m (plural remparts)

1. rampart
2. (figurative) bulwark, defence (contre (“against”))

Further reading

• “rempart”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Noun

rempart m (plural rempars)

1. rampart

Norman

Etymology

From Old French rempart, from remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“to defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possesion of”), from en- + parer (“to defend”).

Noun

rempart m (plural remparts)

1. (Jersey) rampart