Old French

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Etymology

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From Frankish.

Noun

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guarisun oblique singularf (oblique plural guarisuns, nominative singular guarisun, nominative plural guarisuns)

  1. treatment; remedy (for an ailment, etc.)
    • c. 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar:
      Ne pas mire ne pas poisun
      N'avras tu ja mes guarisun.
      Neither by medecine nor by potion
      Will you ever find a remedy.
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Descendants

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  • English: garrison