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(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. / The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

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keep

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kiːp/

Noun

countable historical uncountable obsolete

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. / The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

Japanese Meaning

城や要塞内の主要な塔。歴史的に見た場合、城の中心的な構造物。 / （人の生活維持のための費用として）扶養費、生活費、養護費

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A single keep dominated the hilltop, its shadow falling over the village below.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

一つの天守が丘の頂にそびえ、その影が下の村に落ちていた。

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Sense（1）

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

Sense（2）

The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.

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Sense（3）

(obsolete) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.

So Sir Gareth strayned hym so that his olde wounde braste ayen on bledynge; but he was hote and corragyous and toke no kepe, but with his grete forse he strake downe the knyght[…].

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