donjon
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Turning to Google, I learned that the English word dungeon emerged several centuries ago from the French donjon, which in turn is thought to have descended from dominio, which is Latin for lord or master.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2017
However, both donjon and dungeon originally referred to and still refer to, secondarily, a castle keep.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2017
Oldest part of the grim little hamlet was a "broch tower": a crude donjon keep.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have a tower, but no donjon keep.
From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Gordon Stables
The archiepiscopal palace adjoins the cathedral in the rear, and has a noble donjon of the fourteenth century.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
