prisoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

prison, prisun, prisen, pryson, prisone

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

prisoun (plural prisouns or prisounes)

prison, jail, dungeon (place where captives are held)
imprisonment, captivity
custody, guardianship
hell, eternal damnation
captive, prisoner

Synonyms

gaiol

Derived terms

prisoner

Descendants

English: prison
Scots: preeson

References

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

Old French

Noun

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

Alternative form of prison
- William fuist aresté et a prisoun del Countour amesné
  William was arrested and taken to the prison of the sheriff

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