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Donjon

The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle.

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Fastness 76% connected

The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.

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Stronghold 76% connected

A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security.

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Castle 70% connected

A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.

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Dungeon 92% connected

A close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons.

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Keep 92% connected

To care; to desire.

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Stress noun · 78% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Ancient adjective · 78% connection

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "anci…

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Archon noun · 78% connection

One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preeminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.

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Back adverb · 78% connection

In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.

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Base noun · 78% connection

A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forw…

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Battlement noun · 78% connection

One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.

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Boulevard noun · 78% connection

A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.

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Burghbote noun · 78% connection

A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.

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Cassiterite noun · 78% connection

Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; als…

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Castlebuilder noun · 78% connection

Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.

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Castled adjective · 78% connection

Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag.

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Catapult noun · 78% connection

An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.

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Chess noun · 78% connection

A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king,…

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Conserve verb · 78% connection

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not…

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Defensibility noun · 78% connection

capability of being defended; "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"; "client complaints create a felt need for…

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Dog days unknown · 78% connection

A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early par…

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Escutcheon noun · 78% connection

The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the…

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Exaltation noun · 78% connection

That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence.

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Flask noun · 78% connection

The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the c…

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