Dungeon
Dungeon noun - The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.
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Tolbooth
Tolbooth noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: Deacon Brodie, thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was publicly hung at the site of the old tolbooth of Edinburgh
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Tolbooth and Dungeon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dungeon/tolbooth
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