Complete Definition of "donjon"

English
Etymology
From Old (and modern) French #French|donjon.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�d�nʤ�n/

Noun
en-noun

  1. The fortified tower of a motte or early castle; a keep.

#:*1819: 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. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Translations

Finnish: keskustorni
Spanish: torre del homenaje f

See also
dungeon


French
Etymology
Old French, from Vulgar Latin *dominio �lord's castle�, from Latin dominus.

Pronunciation
IPA|/d�����/

Noun
fr-noun|m

  1. donjon#English|donjon, keep

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