Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stateprison

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stateprison
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prison maintained by the state.

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"On his way, under the care of the sheriff of Oswego county, to the stateprison, Lett made his escape, at the imminent peril of his life, by leaping from a railroad car while it was under full motion."

Etymology

From state + prison.

Usage

American usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

stateprisons (plural)

Questions

What does stateprison mean?: A prison maintained by the state.
Where does stateprison come from?: From state + prison.

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