prisoun
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EtymologyEdit
From late Anglo-Norman prisoun, spelt prisun in early Anglo-Norman. Ultimately from Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem.
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NounEdit
prisoun (plural prisouns or prisounes)
- prison, jail, dungeon (place where captives are held)
- imprisonment, captivity
- custody, guardianship
- hell, eternal damnation
- captive, prisoner
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ReferencesEdit
- “prisǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.