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EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

prison (countable and uncountable, plural prisons)

  1. A place or institution where people are held against their will, especially for long-term confinement of those awaiting trial or convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
    Synonyms: bridewell, big house; see also Thesaurus:prison
    Coordinate terms: gaol, jail, slammer, hoosegow
    Hypernyms: correctional facility, correctional institution
    Hyponyms: panopticon, dungeon
    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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VerbEdit

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

  1. (transitive) To imprison.

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Further readingEdit

  • prison at OneLook Dictionary Search

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

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NounEdit

prison f (plural prisons)

  1. prison

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Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French prison (prison).

NounEdit

prison

  1. prison

NormanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

prison f (plural prisons)

  1. (Jersey) prison

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EtymologyEdit

From Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem, from prehendō.

NounEdit

prison f (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

NounEdit

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

  1. prisoner

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DescendantsEdit

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