Donjon - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: donjonDonjon
The chief tower also called the keep a massive tower in ancient castles forming the strongest part of the fortifications See Illust of Castle...
dungeon
A close dark prison commonly under ground as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle these being used as prisons...
I
I the ninth letter of the English alphabet takes its form from the Phoelignician through the Latin and the Greek The Phoelignician letter was probably of Egyptian origin Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I or long e as in mete Etymologically I is most closely related to e y j g as in dint dent beverage L bibere E kin AS cynn E thin AS thornynne E dominion donjon dungeon...
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