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noun
1.
a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
2.
the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English dungeo(u)n, dongeoun, dungun < Middle French donjon < Vulgar Latin *domniōn- (stem of *domniō) keep, mastery, syncopated variant of *dominiōn- dominion
1250–1300; Middle English dungeo(u)n, dongeoun, dungun < Middle French donjon < Vulgar Latin *domniōn- (stem of *domniō) keep, mastery, syncopated variant of *dominiōn- dominion
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Dungeon
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Example Sentences
- He then saves the queen's imposter from the dungeon.
- We also visited the dungeon in the castle, which is where they held prisoners of war.
- Only after completing certain specific dungeon quests will you open up access to new races.
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World English Dictionary
| dungeon (ˈdʌndʒən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a close prison cell, often underground |
| 2. | a variant of donjon |
| [C14: from Old French donjon; related to Latin dominus master] | |
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Word Origin & History
dungeon
c.1300, from O.Fr. donjon "great tower of a castle," from Gallo-Romance *dominionem, from L.L. dominium, from L. dominus "master" (of the castle; see domain). Sense of "castle keep" led to "strong (underground) cell" in Eng. pre-1338.
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Bible Dictionary
Dungeon definition
different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jer. 38:6). To be shut up in, a punishment common in Egypt (Gen. 39:20; 40:3; 41:10; 42:19). It is not mentioned, however, in the law of Moses as a mode of punishment. Under the later kings imprisonment was frequently used as a punishment (2 Chron. 16:10; Jer. 20:2; 32:2; 33:1; 37:15), and it was customary after the Exile (Matt. 11:2; Luke 3:20; Acts 5:18, 21; Matt. 18:30).
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