brisure

noun /bɹɪˈzjʊə(ɹ)/

1. Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.

2. A mark of cadency or difference.

   The baton is made now very short by the French, who call it baton peri, and is always a brisure, frequently made use of by the younger sons of France, of which I have treated in my marks of cadency, and shall do so again[…]

Where it comes from

From French brisure, from briser (“to break”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry brisure (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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