Panopticon (noun)
pan-op-ti-kon
a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point.
1760–70; pan- + Greek optikón sight, seeing (neuter of optikós; optic )
Example sentences
“THe building, shaped like a large cross, was a typical panopticon.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
