I. noun
or bas·tile (ˈ)ba|stēl, -aa|-, -ai|-
( -s )
Etymology: French bastille, from the Bastille, tower in Paris used as a prison, from Middle French bastille tower, fortress, modification of Old Provençal bastida, from bastir to build, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German besten to patch, mend
: a place of detention or imprisonment : prison , jail
found that the bastille harbored as many drunkards and fighting men as before she began her campaign — Herbert Asbury
II. transitive verb
or bas·tile “
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to confine in or as if in a bastille : imprison