garnisoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- garnesoun, garnesown, garnison, garnyson, garnysoun
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir, guarnir (“to protect, provision”); equivalent to garnysshen + -isoun and a doublet of warnisoun. Compare garnement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡarniˈzuːn/, /ˈɡarnizun/
Noun
garnisoun (plural garnisouns) (chiefly Late Middle English)
- A garrison (troops stationed at a military post)
- A fort; a fortified military post.
- (figuratively, rare) Defence, security.
Descendants
- English: garnison (obsolete)
References
- “garnisǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.