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donjon
[ duhn-juhn, don- ]
noun
- the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle.
donjon
/ ˈdʌndʒən; ˈdɒn- /
noun
- the heavily fortified central tower or keep of a medieval castle Also calleddungeon
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of donjon1
C14: archaic variant of dungeon
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We toured “le donjon,” and he explained to me that the word donjon, in French, means a keep or a main tower and is not to be confused with a dungeon.
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The king did not order her loaded with chains and haled to the donjon keep.
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“We’ve got a right to talk as loudly as we like, I take it, being alone in a dark old donjon keep!”
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The outer enceinte, to which is attached a cylindrical donjon erected by Philip Augustus, king of France, embraces an area of over 7 acres.
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Above the donjon, a broad flag flapped lazily in the air, and the blazon on it--three wasps on a green field--was his own.
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