Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prisonment

/ˈpɹɪzənmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pris-on-ment
IPA: /ˈpɹɪzənmənt/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yet will I never of my love repent, / But joy that for his sake I suffer prisonment."

Etymology

Partly from prison + -ment, partly shortened from imprisonment.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɹɪzənmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prisonments (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce prisonment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɪzənmənt/.
What does prisonment mean?: Imprisonment.
Where does prisonment come from?: Partly from prison + -ment, partly shortened from imprisonment.

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