donjon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of donjon
Variant of dungeon
Example Sentences
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Turning to Google, I learned that the English word dungeon emerged several centuries ago from the French donjon, which in turn is thought to have descended from dominio, which is Latin for lord or master.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2017
However, both donjon and dungeon originally referred to and still refer to, secondarily, a castle keep.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2017
Oldest part of the grim little hamlet was a "broch tower": a crude donjon keep.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was also the donjon keep, and the remains of a fosse; but all the rest of this feudal castle had been unceremoniously carted away, to erect cowsheds and pig-styes with it.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
The ancient square donjon of the eleventh century, known as the Tour de C�sar, still looms high above the town.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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