Etymology

garnison

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Today it means: garrison (military post or the troops stationed at it) Full definition →

Middle English garnisoun ← Middle French garnison ← Old French garnison
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  1. Old French · derived fromgarnison
  2. Middle French · derived fromgarnison
  3. Middle English · inherited fromgarnisoun
  4. English todaygarnison

Inherited from Middle English garnisoun, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir, guarnir (“to protect, provision”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.