mesprison

Old French

noun
Definitions
  • error, mistake
  • injustice
  • unjust or barbaric treatment

Etymology

Prefix from Old French prison derived from Latin prehensiō (apprehend, capturing, capture, apprehending, arrest, action of taking, I seize, seizing, arresting).

Origin

Latin

prehensiō

Gloss

apprehend, capturing, capture, apprehending, arrest, action of taking, I seize, seizing, arresting

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