Bastile
Pronunciation : Bas*tile" Bas*tille"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. b.]
Definition : 1. (Feud. Fort.)
Defn: A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place. The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls. Holland.
2. "The Bastille", formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913