An Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having the head of a human, the body of an ox or lion, and the wings of a bird. / (by extension) A representation – especially a statue – of a lamassu.

simple past tense and past participle of Martianize

(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

(politics) Opposition to state intervention into personal, social or economic affairs.