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Definition of Donjon

Donjon
Donjon Don"jon, n. [See Dungeon.] The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle.

Meaning of Donjon from wikipedia

- castle tower, or a great tower. The 12th-century French came to term them a donjon, from the Latin dominarium "lordship", linking the keep and feudal authority...
- up donjon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A donjon or keep is a defensive tower. Donjon may also refer to: Donjon, a role-playing game Donjon or Dungeon...
- Dungeon (French title: Donjon) is a series of comic fantasy comic books created by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim, with contributions from numerous other...
- Edo Castle (江戸城, Edo-jō) is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part...
- Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk (English: The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk) is a French-language online audio series following a party of adventurers in a parody of heroic...
- Donjon (French for "keep") is an independently published role-playing game by Clinton R. Nixon, published by Anvilwerks. Donjon, a narrative dungeon crawl...
- both dungeon and donjon are thought to derive from the Middle Latin word dominus, meaning "lord" or "master". In French, the term donjon still refers to...
- Boat Yard, and the Tugboat Graveyard. Its official name as of 2014 is the Donjon Iron and Metal S**** Processing Facility. The s****yard was founded in the...
- ****an. The current donjon (keep) was constructed out of reinforced concrete in 1960 on a stone foundation of the former donjon, torn down from 1870–1872...
- Le Donjon (French pronunciation: [lə dɔ̃ʒɔ̃]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Communes of the Allier department "Répertoire national...