prisons

We have found lemma(root) word of prisons : prison.

Definitions


[ˈprɪzn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial
(e.g: he died in prison)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English prisun, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) ‘laying hold of’, from the verb prehendere


[ˈprɪzn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- imprison
(e.g: the young man was prisoned behind the doors)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English prisun, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) ‘laying hold of’, from the verb prehendere




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