Meaning

1 senses
  1. The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a keep.

    the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

Origin

A variant of dungeon remodelled on its etymon, Old French donjon.

A variant of dungeon remodelled on its etymon, Old French donjon.

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Forms

plural: donjons
Singulardonjon
Pluraldonjons

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress:keepdungeon

Word family

1 related words
Relateddungeon

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
donjon — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto