n. hist. a fortress or prison.
Etymology: ME f. OF bastille f. Prov. bastir build: orig. of the fortress and prison in Paris, destroyed in 1789
BASTILLE
Meaning of BASTILLE in English
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012
n. hist. a fortress or prison.
Etymology: ME f. OF bastille f. Prov. bastir build: orig. of the fortress and prison in Paris, destroyed in 1789
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012