noun
A drawbridge.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in William Caxton (1415x24–1492), printer, merchant, and diplomat. Originally from Middle French pont-levis drawbridge from pont + levis able to be moved up and down from post-classical Latin levaticius from classical Latin levāt-, past participial stem of levāre to raise + -īcius.
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