DUNGEON


Meaning of DUNGEON in English

■ noun

1》 a strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle.

2》 archaic term for donjon .

■ verb literary imprison in a ~.

Origin

ME: from OFr. (perh. orig. with the sense 'lord's tower'), based on L. dominus 'lord'.

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