donjon-keep
21donjon — n. the great tower or innermost keep of a castle. Etymology: archaic spelling of DUNGEON * * * donjon (ˈdʌndʒən, ˈdɒndʒən) archaic spelling of dungeon, q.v.; now usual in sense 1, ‘The great tower or innermost keep of a castle’, to distinguish it …
22keep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. retain, hold, have, possess; receive, preserve; celebrate (holidays), maintain; sustain, continue; hold back, save, cling to, detain. See possession, preservation. n. subsistence, maintenance; donjon …
23donjon — noun /ˈdɒnʤən/ The fortified tower of a motte or early castle; a keep. [...] the prison fortress called Qomr, a mound of yellowish brick rising up from the left back of the turbid river, in whose donjon by long tradition the warlord was obliged… …
24donjon — /dun jeuhn, don /, n. the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle. [var. of DUNGEON] * * * …
25Donjon — A well defended tower, or tower like structure placed centrally within a castle, designed for strength in defence; the *keep of a castle, from which comes dungeon …
26Keep — The central part of a castle; the *donjon. It was built defensively as a position of last resort, the inner stronghold …
27donjon — [ dɒndʒ(ə)n, dʌn ] noun the great tower or innermost keep of a castle. Origin ME: var. of dungeon …
28keep — I. v. a. 1. Retain, detain, hold, hold fast. 2. Preserve, maintain, continue. 3. Restrain, withhold. 4. Guard, protect, preserve, take care of. 5. Fulfil, observe, adhere to, be faithful to, be true to, stand by. 6. Celebrate, honor, solemnize,… …
29donjon — don•jon [[t]ˈdʌn dʒən, ˈdɒn [/t]] n. archit. the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle • Etymology: var. of dungeon …
30donjon — /ˈdʌndʒən/ (say dunjuhn), /ˈdɒn / (say don ) noun the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle. {archaic variant of dungeon} …
