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. Psalms 18 .
FOR'TRESS, To furnish with fortresses to guard to fortify.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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