Masonry wall around the perimeter of a motte, replacing a timber palisade.    (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211)

1 [intransitive] to stay in a state, position, or place without changing or movingKeep still while I brush your hair.People kept quiet because they were afraid.I walked along the hall, keeping close t [..]

mid-13c., "care or heed in watching," from keep (v.). Meaning "innermost stronghold or central tower of a castle" is from 1580s; OED says this is perhaps a translation of Italian t [..]

late Old English cepan (past tense cepte) "to seize, hold; seek after, desire," also "to observe or carry out in practice; look out for, regard, pay attention to," from Proto-Germa [..]

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Earlier, with hall beside chamber in a large lower building, e.g. London, Colchester, Corfe, Canterbury, Rising, Middleham.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 412)

to restrain

The last defensible position of a castle. Murder Holes:

A central tower to a Medieval

To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. (to keep silence;  to keep one's word;  to keep possession) *(1564-1616) *: Both day a [..]

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A keep (from the Middle English kype) is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consi [..]

A keep is fortified tower in a castle. Keep, KEEP, or The Keep may also refer to:

KEEP is a commercially supported FM radio station serving the general area of Fredericksburg, Texas, due west from Austin and due north of San Antonio. KEEP is owned by J & J Fritz Media and is br [..]

Keep is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Keep (1826–1907), American railroad financier Angela Keep (born 1981), Australian actress Henry Keep (American football) (1872–1965) [..]

/ˈkiːp/ verb keeps; kept /ˈkɛpt/ ; keeping 1 keep /ˈkiːp/ verb keeps; kept /ˈkɛpt/ ; keeping Learner's definition of KEEP 1  [+ object] : to continue having or holding (something) : to not re [..]

keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; [..]

to hold on to something and not give it away. The same word also means the strongest, inside part of castle

 to restrain.

Definition verb

Later 12th century with chamber above the hall in narrower, taller and probably less expensive and more defensive building, e.g. Hedingham, Guildford, Goodrich and Broughham. Portchester was transform [..]

1) The main tower of a castle, usually free-standing.    (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211) 2) Strong central tower within outer walls of castle.    (Frame, Robin. Colonial Ireland [..]

tall, strong tower in medieval castles, used as an observation post and last refuge for those living in the castle, an, unlike the donjon, not designed for permanent habitation.