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Webster 1913 Edition
Antestature
Anˊte-stat′ure
,Noun.
(Fort.)
A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Antestature
ANTESTAT'URE
,Noun.
In fortification, a small retrenchment or work formed of palisades, or sacks of earth.