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Definition of Donjons
1. donjon [n] - See also: donjon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Donjons
Literary usage of Donjons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Decline of the French Monarchy by Henri Martin (1866)
"A multitude of petty, municipal republics had arisen amidst the numerous donjons
and steeples of the manor- houses and monasteries. ..."
2. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.), National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, National Conference of Social Work (U.S.) (1892)
""We must warn our readers," says M. Mérimée, "to guard against local traditions
which are attached to the vaults of donjons. Atrocious colors are often ..."
3. Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity by Society of Antiquaries of London (1842)
"The access to them was by a ladder or wooden stairs, and, as neither of them have
windows, they seem to have been used for donjons. ..."
4. Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, at the by Session (1892)
"... donjons, and castles of France—perhaps owing to the turbulent character of
early French history—contained some of the best typical examples of the ..."
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