adj.
Variant: or cren · el · at · ed
Pronunciation: ' kre-n ə - ˌ l ā -t ə d
Function: adjective
Etymology: French créneler to furnish with embrasures, from Old French querneler, from kernel, crenel embrasure, diminutive of cren notch, from crener to notch; akin to Medieval Latin crena
Date: circa 1823
: having crenellations <a crenellated wall>