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gar⋅ri⋅son
[gar-uh-suh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | a body of troops stationed in a fortified place. |
| 2. | the place where such troops are stationed. |
| 3. | any military post, esp. a permanent one. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to provide (a fort, town, etc.) with a garrison. |
| 5. | to occupy (a fort, post, station, etc.) with troops. |
| 6. | to put (troops) on duty in a fort, post, station, etc. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME garisoun protection, stronghold < OF garison, gareison defense, provision, deriv. of garir, guerir to defend < Gmc; cf. OHG warjan
1250–1300; ME garisoun protection, stronghold < OF garison, gareison defense, provision, deriv. of garir, guerir to defend < Gmc; cf. OHG warjan
Gar⋅ri⋅son
[gar-uh-suhn] –noun
| William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement. |
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| gar·ri·son (gār'ĭ-sən) n.
[Middle English garison, fortified place, from Old French, from garir, to defend, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
| Gar·ri·son (gār'ĭ-sən) American abolitionist leader who founded and published The Liberator (1831-1865), an antislavery journal. |
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Garrison
Gar"ri*son\, n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish.] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. (b) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security. In garrison, in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in a fort or as one of a garrison.Garrison
Gar"ri*son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garrisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Garrisoning.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
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Language Translation for : garrison
Spanish:
guarnición,
German:
die Garnison,
Japanese:
守備隊
garrison
1297, "store, treasure," from O.Fr. garison "defense," from garir "defend" (see garret). Meaning "fortified stronghold" is from c.1430; that of "body of troops in a fortress" is from 1500.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Garrison
(1.) Heb. matstsab, a station; a place where one stands (1 Sam. 14:12); a military or fortified post (1 Sam. 13:23; 14:1, 4, 6, etc.). (2.) Heb. netsib, a prefect, superintendent; hence a military post (1 Sam. 10:5; 13:3, 4; 2 Sam. 8:6). This word has also been explained to denote a pillar set up to mark the Philistine conquest, or an officer appointed to collect taxes; but the idea of a military post seems to be the correct one. (3.) Heb. matstsebah, properly a monumental column; improperly rendered pl. "garrisons" in Ezek. 26:11; correctly in Revised Version "pillars," marg. "obelisks," probably an idolatrous image.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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