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.

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