prison
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
prison (countable and uncountable; plural prisons)
- A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
- (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
- Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
- (colloquial) 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.
Synonyms [edit]
- (place): bridewell; see also Wikisaurus:prison.
- (confinement): imprisonment
Coordinate terms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from prison
Translations [edit]
place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
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confinement in a prison
Verb [edit]
prison (third-person singular simple present prisons, present participle prisoning, simple past and past participle prisoned)
- (transitive) to imprison
Translations [edit]
imprison — see imprison
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French prison, from Latin prehensio, prehensionem, from prehendō.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
prison f (plural prisons)
Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French prison, from Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).
Noun [edit]
prison f (plural prisons)
Related terms [edit]
- emprisonner, mettre en boête, mettre en prison (“to imprison”)
Old French [edit]
Alterative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin prehensiō, prehensiōnem, from prehendō.
Noun [edit]
prison f (oblique plural prisons, nominative singular prison, nominative plural prisons)
- prison
- circa 1200, author unknown, 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
- For you, I have been put in this prison
- Por vos sui en prison mis
- circa 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette
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Descendants [edit]
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