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dungeon

dun·geon [ dúnjən ] (plural dun·geons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. prison cell: a prison cell, often underground, especially beneath a castle

2. castle keep: the secure main tower of a castle ( archaic )

[14th century. Via Old French donjon "castle keep" (later "secure underground cell") < Latin dominus "lord"]
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