Meaning Bastille
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Bastille14c. Paris prison destroyed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789, French, literally "fortress, tower" (see bastion).
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Bastille1) Redoubt or outwork. (military architecture) (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) 2) Wooden tower on wheels for assault, used in siege warfare. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The S [..]
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BastilleA medieval fortress-prison in eastern Paris. Frequently used for the subjects/victims of arbitrary royal authority, it held only seven prisoners in 1789. Yet, the Bastille remained a potent symbol of royal power. It was seized by the Paris crowd on 14 July 1789; this event marked the end of the absolute monarchy and the beginning of a new era. The [..]
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Bastille(n) a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution(n) a jail or prison (especia [..]
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