[ˈɡarɪs(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it
(e.g: the entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘safety, means of protection’): from Old French garison, from garir ‘defend, provide’, of Germanic origin

[ˈɡarɪs(ə)n], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide (a place) with a group of troops
(e.g: air reconnaissance showed the Germans had not garrisoned the island)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘safety, means of protection’): from Old French garison, from garir ‘defend, provide’, of Germanic origin