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Today's Word "bridewell"

A prison on

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bridewell \BRYD-wel\ (noun) - A prison

"Men arrested for crimes such as trespass, public intoxication, lewdness, and domestic violence could be confined to the demiprison of the bridewell."

 

After a prison that formerly stood near the church of St. Bride in London during 1545-55.


 

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