fortress
1. for.tress \'fo.r-tr*s\ n [ME forteresse, fr. MF forteresce, fr. ML fortalitia, fr. L (Xfortis strong : a fortified place : STRONGHOLD; esp : a large and perman ent fortification sometimes including a town 2. fortress vt : FORTIFY
1. for.tress \'fo.r-tr*s\ n [ME forteresse, fr. MF forteresce, fr. ML fortalitia, fr. L (Xfortis strong : a fortified place : STRONGHOLD; esp : a large and perman ent fortification sometimes including a town 2. fortress vt : FORTIFY