pyrgology

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

pyrgology (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, rare) The study of towers.
   • 1852, Robert John Charleton, Newcastle town, an account of its rise and progress, page 40:

     They are replete with Medieval statistics, copious in architectural nomenclature, and above all they throw great light on the science of Pyrgology, developing the nature of military tenures and military defences, at a period when the barons of England were living in continual rebellion against the Crown, and when the nation at large had its thoughts and energies entirely turned to resistance and war.