From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
dungeon \dun"geon\ (d[u^]n"j[u^]n), n. [OE. donjoun highest
tower of a castle, tower, prison, F. donjon tower or platform
in the midst of a castle, turret, or closet on the top of a
house, a keep of a castle, LL. domnio, the same word as LL.
dominus lord. See {Dame}, {Don}, and cf. {Dominion},
{Domain}, {Demesne}, {Danger}, {Donjon}.]
A close, dark prison, commonly, under ground, as if the lower
apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being
used as prisons.
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Down with him even into the deep dungeon. -- Tyndale.
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Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon. --
Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dungeon \Dun"geon\, v. t.
To shut up in a dungeon. --Bp. Hall.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dungeon
n 1: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or
fortress [syn: {keep}, {donjon}, {dungeon}]
2: a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be
confined
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