the predecessor of the castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey)
{i} Norman castle of the Middle Ages comprising of two connecting ditched stockaded mounds with a wooden donjon rising above and placed in the outer courtyard of the castle
motte
Türkische aussprache
mät
Aussprache
/ˈmät/ /ˈmɑːt/
Etymologie
[ 'mät ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English mote, from Old French mote, motte.