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dunjo

dunjo, ~ona [AN dungun, OF donjon, danjon < dominionem] , dungeon, keep. rex habet ‥ in villa ‥ castellum quoddam, supra castellum autem unum dungionem; ‥ tanta ‥ securitas est in dungione ut, si quis illuc poterit ascendere, numquam eum inde libeat redire Simil. Anselmi 76; dangionem regis apud Ebroas funditus dejecerunt Ord. Vit. X 33 p. 279 (cf. ib. XII 37 p. 451: munio regii dangionis); 1233 de convencione inter nos et dominos vestros facta, quibus commisimus ~onem castri nostri Divisarum (Pat) Foed. (4th ed.) I 210; 1238 quod pontem dungone castri nostri Cestr’ ‥ reparari faciatis Liberate 13 m. 23; 1269 novum turrellum donjone castri nostri Winton’ ‥ de novo fieri ‥ Ib. 45 m. 4; 1339 in quodam homine locato ad petendum bokettum de magno puteo infra donjonem [castri Dovorr’], xij d. KR Ac 462/15 m. 5; 1348 pro coopertura camere et garderobe domini regis infra ~onem [castri Dovorr’] Ib. 462/16 f. 9.

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