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motte

noun
\ ˈmät How to pronounce motte (audio) \

Definition of motte

: mound, hill especially : a hill serving as a site for a Norman castle in Britain

Examples of motte in a Sentence

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 Here, the motte: The acutely suicidal, the delusional, the manic-depressives, and other students with serious mental illnesses should be allowed to miss school to attend to symptoms that arise from their relative conditions. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Against Oregon Public Schools’ ‘Mental-Health Days’," 24 July 2019

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First Known Use of motte

1884, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for motte

French, from Old French mote, motte

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