prisonment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɪzənmənt/ (UK)
Etymology
Partly from prison + -ment, partly shortened from imprisonment.
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) Imprisonment.
Yet will I never of my love repent, / But joy that for his sake I suffer prisonment.
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prisonments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |