oubliette
pronunciation
How to pronounce oubliette in British English:
UK [ˌu:blɪ'et]
How to pronounce oubliette in American English:
US [ˌublɪ'et]
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- Noun:
- a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
Word Origin
- oubliette (n.)
- "secret dungeon reached only via trapdoor," 1819, from French oubliette (14c.), from Middle French oublier "to forget, show negligence," Old French oblier, oblider, from Vulgar Latin *oblitare, from Latin oblitus, past participle of oblivisci "to forget" (see oblivion).