Word of the Day – Oubliette

Oubliette (noun)

oo-blee-et

A secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.

Late 18th century: from French, from oublier ‘forget’.

Example sentences

“She was rescued from the oubliette by the handsome prince.”

“I’d rather death here than a slow painful starvation in the oubliette.”