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- Old French · derived fromemprisonnement
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromemprisonement
- English todayimprisonment
From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
imprisonment
Today it means: A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. Full definition →
Anglo-Norman emprisonement ← Old French emprisonnement