garnison

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garnison

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Inherited from Middle English garnisoun, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir, guarnir (“to protect, provision”).

noun garnisons · garnyson

Early, Modern, rare garrison (military post or the troops stationed at it) This towne was named Vacca / Metellus drewe hym and his army thyder / and ſet garnyſon into the ſame towne.

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@misc{garnison_2026,
  title = {garnison},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garnison},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}