A provost cell; = provost, n. 5c. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > military (10) provo1705 A provost cell; = provost, n. 5c. Obsolete. provost1728 Short for provost cell n. at compounds. Obsolete. conjee-house1835 a military ‘lock-up’; ‘so called from the traditionary regimen of the inmates’ (Yule). detention barrack1906 a military prison. mush1917 Military. A guardroom, a cell; a military prison. glasshouse1925 A military prison or guardroom (see quot. 1925). Also attributive. slang. stockade1945 transferred. A prison, esp. a military one. Subcategories:— guardroom or punishment cell (3) |
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