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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishprisoun,prison, fromOld Englishprisūn, a borrowing fromOld Frenchprison, fromLatinprehensiōnem, accusative singular ofprehensiō, from the verbprehendō.Doublet ofprehension.

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Noun

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prison (countable anduncountable,pluralprisons)

  2. A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of seriouscrimes or otherwise consideredundesirable by thegovernment.
    Synonyms:bridewell,big house;see alsoThesaurus:prison
    Hypernyms:correctional facility,correctional institution
    Hyponyms:panopticon,dungeon
    Coordinate terms:gaol,jail,slammer,hoosegow
    The cold stone walls of theprison had stood for over a century.
  3. (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
    Synonym:imprisonment
    Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
  4. (colloquial, figurative) Anyrestrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
    The academy was aprison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

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Translations

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place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
confinement in a prison

Verb

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prison (third-person singular simple presentprisons,present participleprisoning,simple past and past participleprisoned)

  1. (transitive) Toimprison.

Translations

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imprison—seeimprison

Further reading

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  • “prison”, inOneLook Dictionary Search.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Frenchprison, inherited fromLatinprehēnsiōnem, fromprehendō.Doublet ofpréhension.

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Noun

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prison f (pluralprisons)

  1. prison
    Synonyms:emprisonnement,taule,geôle,enclos

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Further reading

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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FromFrenchprison(“prison”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prison

  1. prison

Middle English

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Noun

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prison

  1. alternative form ofprisoun

Norman

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchprison, fromLatinprehensiō, prehensiōnem(“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).

Noun

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prison f (pluralprisons)

  1. (Jersey)prison

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    FromLatinprehensiō,prehensiōnem, fromprehendō.

    Noun

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    prisonoblique singular, f (oblique pluralprisons,nominative singularprison,nominative pluralprisons)

    1. prison
      • c.1200,Aucassin et Nicolette:
        Por vos sui enprison mis
        dans ce celier sousterin
        For you, I have been put in this prison
        in this underground cellar

    Noun

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    prisonoblique singular, m (oblique pluralprisons,nominative singularprisons,nominative pluralprison)

    1. prisoner

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    Descendants

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    Old Galician-Portuguese

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed fromOld Frenchprison, fromLatinprehēnsiō, fromprehendō +-tiō.

      Noun

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      prison f (plural*prisones)

      1. prison(place of long-term confinement)
        Synonym:cadea

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