Translation
prisoner, captive
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Word origin
From prison plus the suffix -ier. Prison comes through Old French from Latin prehensionem ('a seizing, a taking'), from prehendere ('to seize').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- prehensionem
- English cognates
- prison, prisoner, apprehend
Grammar
Examples
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The prisoner was moved to another facility.
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Two thousand prisoners of war were freed that summer.
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The warders count the prisoners twice a day.
prisonnière .
She felt like a prisoner of her own routine.
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A prisoner escaped during the night.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 2: prisonnier, charmant, contraire and 7 more words.