donjon — meaning in English

English meaning

• Bastille noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
• keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.

Senses

donjon is used for these senses in English:

• keep (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

Bastille — full definition

1. noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
2. noun Capitalized: the Bastille, a Paris fortress-prison whose storming by an angry crowd in 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.

keep — full definition

1. verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
2. verb To continue doing something, or to stay in a particular state.
3. verb To look after, guard, or support someone or something.
4. verb To honour or fulfil a promise, rule, or appointment.
5. noun The central, most heavily fortified tower of a castle.

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