donjon
noun/ˈdʌn.d͡ʒən/
Etymology
A variant of dungeon remodelled on its etymon, Old French donjon.
- derived from donjon
Definitions
The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle
The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a keep.
- It was a fortress of no great size, consisting of a donjon, or large and high square tower, surrounded by buildings of inferior height, which were encircled by an inner court-yard.
- […] the prison fortress called Qomr, a mound of yellowish brick rising up from the left back of the turbid river, in whose donjon by long tradition the warlord was obliged to lay his head.
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