dungeon

dun·geon

D0425300 (dŭn′jən)n.1. A dark, often underground chamber used to confine prisoners.2. A donjon.

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[Middle English donjon, castle keep, dungeon, from Old French, keep, probably from Medieval Latin domniō, domniōn-, the lord's tower, from Latin dominus, master; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

dungeon

(ˈdʌndʒən) n1. (Building) a close prison cell, often underground2. (Fortifications) a variant of donjon[C14: from Old French donjon; related to Latin dominus master]

dun•geon

(ˈdʌn dʒən)

n. 1. a strong, dark prison or cell, usu. underground, as in a medieval castle. 2. the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon. [1250–1300; Middle English dungeo(u)n < Middle French donjon < Vulgar Latin *domniōnem, acc. of *domniō keep, mastery]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dungeon - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortressdonjon, keepcastle - a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attackstronghold, fastness - a strongly fortified defensive structure
	2.	dungeon - a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confinedjail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is keptoubliette - a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling

dungeon

noun prison, cell, cage, vault, lockup, oubliette, calaboose (U.S. informal), donjon the ceiling of the tiny dungeon

Translations

地牢

dungeon

(ˈdandʒən) noun a dark underground prison. 地牢 地牢

dungeon

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