"prison" meaning in French

See prison in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʁi.zɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-prison.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-prison.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-prison.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-prison.wav Forms: prisons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French prison, inherited from Latin prehēnsiōnem, from prehendō. Doublet of préhension. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|prison|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French prison, {{inh+|fr|fro|prison}} Inherited from Old French prison, {{inh|fr|la|prehensiō|prehēnsiōnem}} Latin prehēnsiōnem, {{doublet|fr|préhension}} Doublet of préhension Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} prison f (plural prisons)
  1. prison Tags: feminine Synonyms: emprisonnement, taule, geôle, enclos Derived forms: aimable comme une porte de prison, emprisonner, prison dorée, prisonnier
    Sense id: en-prison-fr-noun-TVkbdrcX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Buildings

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