English
Etymology
From Old (and modern) French #French|donjon.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�d�nʤ�n/
Noun
en-noun
- 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
- donjon#English|donjon, keep
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