dungeon
dun·geon / ˈdənjən/ • n. a strong underground prison cell, esp. in a castle. ∎ (in fantasy role-playing games) a labyrinthine subterranean setting. ∎ archaic term for donjon.• v. [tr.] poetic/lit. imprison (someone) in a dungeon.
dungeon
dungeon castle keep; strong cell. XIV. — (O)F. donjon :- Gallo-Rom. *domniō, -ōn, ‘lord's tower’, or ‘mistress tower’, f. L. dominus master, lord.
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