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batement light

American  
[beyt-muhnt] / ˈbeɪt mənt /

noun

  1. a compartment of a window with tracery, the bottom of which is formed by the arched head of a compartment or compartments below.

Etymology

Origin of batement light

1400–50; late Middle English; short for abatement

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The illumination is from the batement light above.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

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