Fortif. ? Obs. Also 8 lizier. [Fr.: cf. LISER.] = BERM, FORELAND 2 b.
1706. Phillips (ed. Kersey), Lisiere, a Term in Fortification, the same as Berme and Fore-land.
1758. J. Watson, Milit. Dict., Foreland, Barm, Berm, or Lizier.