jailhouse vs bastille

jailhouse and bastille both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jailhouse	Yes	No	No	No
bastille	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bastille is a hyponym of jailhouse; that is, bastille is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jailhouse:

jailhouse: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
bastille: a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)

Other hyponyms of jailhouse include holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse.

jailhouse (noun)	bastille (noun)
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)	a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)