Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRIS'ON
PRIS'ON, v.t.
- To shut up in a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
- To confine in any manner. – Shak.
- To captivate; to enchain. – Milton. [This word is proper, but imprisons is more commonly used.]
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