prison

  • 11prison — early 12c., from O.Fr. prisoun prison, imprisonment (11c.), altered (by influence of pris taken; see PRIZE (Cf. prize) (2)) from earlier preson, from L. prensionem (nom. prensio), shortening of prehensionem (nom. *prehensio) a taking, noun of… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12prison — [priz′ən] n. [OFr < L < prensio, for prehensio, a taking < prehendere, to take: see PREHENSILE] 1. a place where persons are confined 2. a) a building, usually with cells, where convicted criminals, esp. those serving longer sentences,… …

    English World dictionary

  • 13Prison — (fr., spr. Prisong), Gefängniß, Einsperrung; daher Prisonnier (spr. Prisonjeh), ein Gefangener, bes. Kriegsgefangener …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 14Prison — (franz., spr. sóng), Gefängnis …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 15prison — [n] residence for incarcerating criminals bastille, can*, clink*, confinement, cooler*, dungeon, G*, guardhouse, jail, keep, lockup, pen*, penal institution, penitentiary, reformatory, slammer*, statesville*, stockade, up the river*; concepts 439 …

    New thesaurus

  • 16prison — ► NOUN ▪ a building for the confinement of criminals or those awaiting trial. ORIGIN Old French prisun, from Latin prehendere lay hold of …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17Prison — Criminal justice portal Jail and Gaol redirect here. For other uses, see Jail (disambiguation). For other uses, see Prison (disambiguation). A prison (from Old French prisoun) …

    Wikipedia

  • 18prison — prisonlike, adj. /priz euhn/, n. 1. a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc. 2. See state prison. 3. any place of confinement or involuntary restraint. 4. imprisonment. [bef.… …

    Universalium

  • 19prison — (pri zon) s. f. 1°   Logis où l on enferme ceux qu on veut détenir. •   Quel charme, quel désordre, ou quelle raillerie Des prisons de Lyon fait votre hôtellerie ?, CORN. Suite du Ment. I, 1. •   Vos pères [jésuites] le firent mettre en prison… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 20prison — pris|on W2S2 [ˈprızən] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin prehensio act of seizing , from prehendere; PREHENSILE] 1.) [U and C] a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting to go to court… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

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