bridewell

English - Turkish

Definition of bridewell in English Turkish dictionary

hapis

hapishane

{i} ıslahevi

ıslahhane

(isim) ıslahevi

English - English

Definition of bridewell in English English dictionary

A small prison, or a police station that has cells

Two Fermanagh girls who never laughed were certain that he must have served time in a bridewell, so cold was his expression and so calloused his small hands.

{n} a house of correction, a petty prison

{i} jail, prison

A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St

Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse

Hyphenation

bride·well

Etymology

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