1mil.escalade (action of scaling the walls of a fortified place using ladders):
(
1396
)
durant ces dictes treves aucuns chastel, ville ou fortresse ne pourra estre [...] soubtrait ou acquis de l'une partie sur l'autre par force d'armes, par eschellemens, donacion, permutacion [...]
568
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