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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DONJON or DONGEON. [See Dungeon.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: keep, donjon, dungeon]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English — more at dungeon Date: 14th century a massive inner tower in a medieval castle — see castle illustration

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the great tower or innermost keep of a castle. Etymology: archaic spelling of DUNGEON

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.