prisoner
Middle English
/priˈzoːnər/
noun
Definitions
- one who imprisons (others); a jailer
Etymology
Suffix from Middle English prisounen.
Origin
Middle English
prisounen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coprisoner English
- nonprisoner English
- prison English
- prisoner English
- prisonerlike English
- prisounen Middle English
- prison Old French
- prisonier Old French
- prisoniere Old French
- prisonnyi Norman