donjon

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We toured “le donjon,” and he explained to me that the word donjon, in French, means a keep or a main tower and is not to be confused with a dungeon.

From New York Times

The king did not order her loaded with chains and haled to the donjon keep.

From Project Gutenberg

“We’ve got a right to talk as loudly as we like, I take it, being alone in a dark old donjon keep!”

From Project Gutenberg

The outer enceinte, to which is attached a cylindrical donjon erected by Philip Augustus, king of France, embraces an area of over 7 acres.

From Project Gutenberg

Above the donjon, a broad flag flapped lazily in the air, and the blazon on it--three wasps on a green field--was his own.

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