engarrison

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verb

To garrison; to put in garrison, or to protect by a garrison.

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Meanings

verbengarrison (third-person singular simple present engarrisons, present participle engarrisoning, simple past and past participle engarrisoned)

present singular third person engarrisons · participle present engarrisoning · participle past engarrisoned · past engarrisoned

  1. archaictransitiveTo garrison; to put in garrison, or to protect by a garrison.

    Those strangers were no otherwise engaged, than as they, that would hold fair correspondence with the citizens, where they were engarrisoned.

    1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Origin

From en- + garrison.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engarrison,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engarrison.

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