Medieval Glossary
Allure
Walkway along the top of a parapeted wall or a wall with battlements. Also a term for the gutter or drain along a battlement or parapet wall.
This term might also be spelled 'alure.'
Related term(s): Alure; Parapet; Battlement; Rampart; Parados; Castle
Category: Castles and Fortifications
Added: 09.07.04
Last modified: 08.03.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 19.
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