Denoting the system of weights used by the Saxon and Norman English kings in their minting of coins.
The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of imprisonment or punishment.
A habitational surname.; Alternative form of Towers
To compel (someone) into a forced labour camp or a similar place of confinement or exile.
A prison camp, especially one used to hold political prisoners.
Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
A place where, or political system in which, people with dissident views are routinely oppressed.