The story
Partly from prison + -ment, partly shortened from imprisonment.
First known use, by meaning
- from 15th c. Imprisonment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
prisonment
Today it means: Imprisonment. Full definition →
First used 15th c.
Today it means: Imprisonment. Full definition →
Partly from prison + -ment, partly shortened from imprisonment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.