What is another word for donjon?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɒnd͡ʒɒn], [ dˈɒndʒɒn], [ d_ˈɒ_n_dʒ_ɒ_n]
Related words: donjon castle, donjon de naheulbeuk, donjon d'amour, donjon raid, donjon de la tour, donjon explore
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Synonyms for Donjon:
n.
• artifact (noun) • castle (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- bread and butter,
- hole,
- den,
- penal colony,
- strong point,
- bastion,
- cell,
- cage,
- ward,
- coop,
- maintenance,
- station,
- penal settlement,
- post,
- oubliette,
- patronage,
- fold,
- pen,
- livelihood,
- jail,
- aid,
- limbo,
- refuge,
- Bridewell,
- guardroom,
- gaol,
- boost,
- Pah,
- support,
- Peelhouse,
- prison,
- inclosure,
- capitol,
- asylum,
- hulks,
- workhouse,
- Martello Tower,
- house of correction,
- tower of strength,
- black hole,
- beachhead,
- Panopticon,
- blockhouse,
- Bilboes,
- comfort,
- mote,
- bridgehead,
- Rath,
- Thana,
- Quod,
- sustenance,
- stocks,
- Barracoon,
- sconce,
- prison house,
- lock up,
- pillbox,
- Calaboose,
- brig,
- penitentiary,
- bunker,
- lockup,
- choky,
- watch house,
- prop,
- house of detention,
- pound,
- station house,
- garrison,
- living,
- tollbooth.
How to use "Donjon" in context?
The donjon is a structure found in many castles and other fortified manor houses in Europe and elsewhere. The term derives from the French donjon, itself from the Latin dominus, meaning lord or master.
The donjon was the final and most powerful chamber in a Medieval castle. It was also the most protected area, and was the place where the lord of the castle could be safe from attack. The donjon could also be used as a ballroom, chapel, and even a prison.
Homophones for Donjon:
- damson, demesne, donkin, denisonia, damkina, Dean Acheson, demiJohn, damascene, duncan, demonism, dim sum, Dionysian, dungeon, denizen, Dinesen, dimension, dominican, dynamism, Don Juan.
Holonyms for Donjon:
n.
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artifact
castle.
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artifact
Hyponym for Donjon:
n.
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artifact
stronghold, fastness.
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artifact
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