embattlement
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of embattlement
First recorded in 1400–1450, embattlement is from the late Middle English word embatailment. See embattle 2, -ment
Example Sentences
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More recent events have contributed to a sense of embattlement in the Black community.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Accurate reporting and erroneous articles alike bred a deep sense of embattlement in Palo Alto.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
As an evangelical myself, for a long time I mostly embraced the narrative of embattlement.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2020
I had taken a similar survey a few miles down the valley at theNewtonmore club, which, as though sharing a feeling of embattlement, has reciprocal membership with Kingussie.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 14, 2020
The father from the Alpine wall, and from Monœcus' height830 Comes down; the son against him turns the East's embattlement.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
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