Bastide (noun)
bas-teed
(in southern France) a country house.
(historical) A fortified village or town in France.
Early 16th century: via Old French from Provençal bastida.
Example sentences
“The bastides and old churches are characteristic of the South-west.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
