ballium

And my dark apprehensions gained double force when a stone was dislodged by my foot (which may have trembled), and rolled with a sharp echo down into the ballium, or whatever it should be called, where these desperadoes stood.

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

When that was won, the ballium and the inner wall could still be disputed.

The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century George Henry Miles

We next approach, the ballium, or castle yard through the Porter's

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East and West of the yard is seen the semi-circular moat or ditch; and on an eminence near the western extremity of the ballium, stands the keep or round tower, the walls of which are said to have been twenty-one feet thick.

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[Footnote: The inner ward, or ballium, which (according to Quinault) was defended by ten towers, connected by an embattled stone wall about thirty feet in height and eight feet thick, on the summit of which was a footway; now demolished to make way for the famous gardens.]

Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes James Branch Cabell 1918

Barney and the girl remounted and the little cavalcade moved forward through the ballium and the great gate into the court beyond.

The Mad King 1914

"What means this, my son?" said the old man as Norman of Torn dismounted within the ballium.

The Outlaw of Torn Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

From the dark shadows of the ballium, they passed into the moonlit inner court.

The Outlaw of Torn Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Claude dismounted from his sleek donkey within the ballium of Torn.

The Outlaw of Torn Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Barney and the girl remounted and the little cavalcade moved forward through the ballium and the great gate into the court beyond.

The Mad King Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912