garnison

See also: Garnison

English

Alternative forms

• garnyson

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English garnisoun, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir, guarnir (“to protect, provision”).

Noun

garnison (plural garnisons)

1. (Early Modern, rare) garrison (military post or the troops stationed at it)
   • c. 1525, Sallust, “Of the behauour of Iugurth agaynst Metellus […] ”, in Alexander Barclay, transl., Here begynneth the famous cronycle of the warre, which the romayns had agaynſt Iugurth vſurper of the kyngdome of Numidy […] , London: Richarde Pynſon, folio xxxviii, verso:

     This towne was named Vacca / Metellus drewe hym and his army thyder / and ſet garnyſon into the ſame towne.

   • 1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Lavrence Kellam, […], →OCLC, 1 Kinges 14:12, page 598:

     And the men of the garniſon [KJV gariſon] ſpake to Jonathas and to his eſquier: Come vp to vs, and we wil ſhew you a thing […]

   • 1643, Henry Hexham, transl., An Appendix of the Lavves, Articles, and Ordinances, eſtabliſhed for Marſhall^[sic] Diſcipline in the ſervice of the Lords the States Generall the united Provinces, under the Commaund of his Highneſſe the Prince of Orange […] , The Hagh: Isaac Burchoorn, page 3:

     Whoever ſhal have taken, or ſtolne any victuals, or other proviſions brought vp, towards the Campe, Garniſon, or any Towns, or places vnder the Juriſdiction of the States generall ſhal be hanged.

See also

• garment
• garnish

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir (“to protect”) + -ison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.ni.zɔ̃/

Noun

garnison f (plural garnisons)

1. garrison (fortified town or city)
2. garrison (body of troops)

Descendants

• → German: Garnison
• → Russian: гарнизо́н m (garnizón)
  • → Polish: garnizon m
• → Turkish: garnizon

Further reading

• “garnison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• grainons, rangions

Middle English

Noun

garnison

1. Alternative form of garnisoun

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French garnison, from garnir (“to protect”) + -ison.

Noun

garnison f (plural garnisons)

1. garrison (fortified town or city)
2. garrison (body of troops)

Descendants

• French: garnison
  • → German: Garnison
  • → Russian: гарнизо́н m (garnizón)
    • → Polish: garnizon m
  • → Turkish: garnizon
• → Middle English: garnisoun, garnesoun, garnesown, garnison, garnyson, garnysoun
  • English: garnison (obsolete)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French garnison.

Noun

garnison m (definite singular garnisonen, indefinite plural garnisoner, definite plural garnisonene)

1. (military) a garrison
   • 2012, "Ørnens erobring" by Simon Scarrow, Front Forlag →ISBN. [1]

     Han hadde ikke gitt noen advarsel om at han kom på inspeksjon, men ville se hver av garnisonene slik den vanligvis fungerte uten at de hadde gjort noen spesielle forberedelser fordi en høyere offiser skulle komme.

     He had not given any warning that he was coming on inspection, but wanted to see each of the garrisons as they usually functioned, without them having made any special preparations because a higher officer was coming.

Derived terms

• garnisonsby

References

• “garnison” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French garnison.

Noun

garnison m (definite singular garnisonen, indefinite plural garnisonar, definite plural garnisonane)

1. (military) a garrison

Derived terms

• garnisonsby

References

• “garnison” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.