The fort stood on an Indian mound, about forty feet high, and was stockaded, and had three rows of abbatis round it.
The abbatis was turned, and two trenches and a mine were extended within six feet of the ditch.
A strong abbatis was made in front, and a deep, wet ditch was opened from the marsh on one side, to that on the other, and the lines were so constructed as to rake it.
The fort is situated on a small hill, forty feet high, stockaded, and with three rows of abbatis around it.
Director of the Society of Antiquaries, brought out for the Camden Society a thin quarto book in the familiar green cover, which he entitled "Chronica Jocelini de Brakelonda de rebus gestis Samsonis Abbatis Monasterii Sancti Edmundi.
The inscription is broken, but in full reads thus: "Sigillum Samsonis Dei Gratia Abbatis Sancti Eadmundi.
They were ordered to give the alarm, the moment they heard a noise; and were then to run in and enter the circle by a small gap, which had been left in the abbatis for the purpose.
Several dropped from the fire of arrows, from those in the trees and behind the abbatis but, discharging their arrows in return, the assailants kept on until they again reached the impediment.
They managed to get possession of it, and immediately brought it out with the addition in the title after the name of Gersen of "Abbatis Ordinis Sti.
See "Vita Johannis Abbatis Gorziensis," 973, by John, Abbot of Arnulph.
It is written immediately in front of the following passage: 'Omnes supradicti cotarii ipsius abbatis debent sectam ad curiam suam bis in anno.
For in the Inquisitio there are three references to the 'breve abbatis de ely' (pp.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "abbatis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
