Prison — Defs

01 n. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o� confinement, restraint, or safe custody.

1.
A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o� confinement, restraint, or safe custody.
“Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name.” — Ps. cxlii. 7.

“The tyrant Aeolus, . . . With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds, And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds.” — Dryden.
2.
Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.

Phrases & compounds

Prison bars — See Base, n., 24.

Prison breach — See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4.

Prison house — a prison.

Prison ship — a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners.

Prison van — a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.

02 v. t. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.

imp. & p. p. Prisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Prisoning

1.
To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
“The prisoned eagle dies for rage.” — Sir W. Scott.

“His true respect will prison false desire.” — Shak.
2.
To bind (together); to enchain.[Obs.]
“Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led Together prisoned.” — Robert of Brunne.