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battlement

Meaning of “battlement”

A protective parapet or barrier built around the edge of a roof to prevent a person from falling.

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 22:8

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Deuteronomy 22:8
¶ When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 22:8 · retained source text

¶ When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roofe, that thou bring not blood vpon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

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