Bastille
Bastille noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Both words in one sentence
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It mostly housed political prisoners, and mentally ill nobles, and it was perfectly possible for a prisoner from the Bastille to get out and rise to a prestigious position in the court again, so the wardens knew well enough not to antagonize any of them.
Source: Gilded Cage
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