fortalice means A small fortress. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
fortalice is pronounced /ˈfɔːtəlɪs/.
Why “fortalice” is a great word
FORTALICE — [Noun] A small fortress or subsidiary outwork of a larger fortification. From Medieval Latin *fortalitia*, from Latin *fortis* ("strong"); a doublet of 'fortress'. First known use in the 15th century. Unlike a "fortress" (a large, permanent bastion) or a "redoubt" (a temporary, isolated earthwork), a fortalice is a deliberate, stone-built diminutive, a permanent footnote to a greater defensive text. It is a solitary watchtower on a windswept crag, a gatehouse bastion commanding a single forgotten bridge, or a thick-walled blockhouse anchoring the vulnerable corner of a vast curtain wall—an architectural acknowledgment that strength often resides not in the grand epic, but in the grim, local necessity.
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- A small fortress.“Tell them whatever thou hast a mind of the weakness of this fortalice, or aught else that can detain them before it for twenty-four hours.”