Answer: bastile

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BASTILECastle razed at Porte St. Antoine, Paris.
BASTILESmall fortress.
BASTILEA small fortress.
BASTILESmall fortress of olden times.
bastileany prison or jail, esp. one conducted in a tyrannical way
bastilefortress in Paris, used as a prison, built in the 14th century and destroyed July 14, 1789
bastilefortified tower, as of a castle; small fortress; citadel