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jaiolere — jaiole, jaiolere obs. forms of jail, jailer … Useful english dictionary
jail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English jaiole, from Anglo French gaiole, jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea cage more at cage Date: 13th century 1. a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specifically such a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jail — jailable, adj. jailless, adj. jaillike, adj. /jayl/, n. 1. a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses. v.t. 2. to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison. Also, Brit., gaol. [1225 75; ME… … Universalium
geôle — [ ʒol ] n. f. • XIVe; jeole XIIIe; gaiole v. 1105; bas lat. caveola, de cavea « cage » ♦ Vx ou littér. ⇒ cachot, prison. « La Ballade de la geôle de Reading », d Oscar Wilde. ● geôle nom féminin ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
jail — [[t]dʒeɪl[/t]] n. 1) a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses 2) to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison • Etymology: 1225–75; ME gaiole, jaiole, jaile < ONF gaiole, OF jaiole cage… … From formal English to slang
Cajole — Ca*jole , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of cage a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cajoled — Cajole Ca*jole , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cajoling — Cajole Ca*jole , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaol — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hospital fever — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
