- pontlevis
- /pont lev"is/, n.a drawbridge.[1480-90; < F, equiv. to pont bridge ( < L pont-, s. of pons) + levis ( < VL *levaticius liftable, adj. deriv. of L levare to lift]
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pontlevis /pont-levˈis, (French) pɔ̃-lə-vēˈ or -le-/nounA drawbridgeORIGIN: Fr
Useful english dictionary. 2012.