KJV Dictionary Definition: fortress

fortress

FOR'TRESS, n.

1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress.

2. Defense; safety; security;

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. Ps. 18.

FOR'TRESS, v.t. To furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.

fortressed

FOR'TRESSED, a. Defended by a fortress; protected; secured.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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