Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
prisonment .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word prisonments.
Examples
-
In a letter to his son written in 1537, he looked back on a life of vicissitude; "a thousand dangers and hazards, enmities, hatreds, prisonments, despites and indignations".
The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt by Nicola Shulman - review 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.