prisoun

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Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• prison, prisun, prisen, pryson, prisone

EtymologyEdit

From late Anglo-Norman prisoun, spelt prisun in early Anglo-Norman. Ultimately from Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /priˈzuːn/, /ˈprizɔn/, /ˈprizən/

NounEdit

prisoun (plural prisouns or prisounes)

1. prison, jail, dungeon (place where captives are held)
2. imprisonment, captivity
3. custody, guardianship
4. hell, eternal damnation
5. captive, prisoner

SynonymsEdit

• gaiol

Derived termsEdit

• prisoner

DescendantsEdit

• English: prison
• Scots: preeson

ReferencesEdit

• “prisǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.

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Old FrenchEdit

NounEdit

prisoun f (oblique plural prisouns, nominative singular prisoun, nominative plural prisouns)

1. Alternative form of prison
   • William fuist aresté et a prisoun del Countour amesné

     William was arrested and taken to the prison of the sheriff