Definition of donjon Donjon
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What does donjon mean?
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| donjon - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress | ||
| keep, dungeon | ||
| stronghold, fastness a strongly fortified defensive structure | ||
| castle interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- donjon (n.)
The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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donjon
dun′jun, n. a strong central tower in ancient castles, to which the garrison retreated when hard pressed. [A doublet of dungeon.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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donjon
The keep, or place of retreat, in old fortifications. A redoubt of a fortress; the highest and strongest tower.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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donjon
The principal tower or keep of a castle or fortress. It was so called either from being placed on a dun or elevation, natural or artificial, or because, from its position, it dominated or commanded the other parts of the fortress. From the circumstance that the lower or under-ground story of the donjon was used as a prison, has come the modern meaning of the word dungeon.
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🔤- donjon, noun, singular of donjons.
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