"Mangonel" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... plur. of manjanik, from Gr. , Lat. Manganum (Engl. Mangonel from the dim. Mangonella). Ducange Glossarium, s.v. The Greek is applied originally to defensive weapons, then to the artillery of the day, Ballista, catapults, etc. The kindred Arab. form "Manjanin" is applied chiefly to the Noria or ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 7 • Richard F. Burton |
