English Explanatory Dictionary

bridewell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small prison, or a police station that has cells.

Word forms

bridewell bridewells

Etymology

From Bridewell (named after a well dedicated to St Bride), an area of London that once had a "house of correction".

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