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From Middle English prisoun, prison, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹɪzən/, [pʰɹ̠̊ɪzn̩]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪzən

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prison (countable and uncountable, plural prisons)

  1. A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
    Synonyms: bridewell, big house; see also Thesaurus:prison
    Hypernyms: correctional facility, correctional institution
    Hyponyms: panopticon, dungeon
    Coordinate terms: gaol, jail, slammer, hoosegow
    The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
  2. (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
    Synonym: imprisonment
    Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
  3. (colloquial, figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
    The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

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prison (third-person singular simple present prisons, present participle prisoning, simple past and past participle prisoned)

  1. (transitive) To imprison.

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  • prison”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Inherited from Old French prison, inherited from Latin prehēnsiōnem, from prehendō. Doublet of préhension.

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prison f (plural prisons)

  1. prison
    Synonyms: emprisonnement, taule, geôle, enclos

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From French prison (prison).

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prison

  1. prison

Norman edit

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From Old French prison, from Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem (seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing).

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prison f (plural prisons)

  1. (Jersey) prison

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From Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem, from prehendō.

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prison oblique singularf (oblique plural prisons, nominative singular prison, nominative plural prisons)

  1. prison
    • c. 1200, Aucassin et Nicolette:
      Por vos sui en prison mis
      dans ce celier sousterin
      For you, I have been put in this prison
      in this underground cellar

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prison oblique singularm (oblique plural prisons, nominative singular prisons, nominative plural prison)

  1. prisoner

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  • Middle English: prisoun
  • French: prison
  • Norman: prison (Jersey)