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garnisons

garnisons is the plural of garnison.

Meaning of garnison

Noun

garnison (plural garnisons)

  1. (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.c. 1525, Sallust, “Of the behauour of Iugurth agaynst Metellus […] ”, in Alexander Barclay, transl., Here begynneth the famous cronycle of the warre, which the romayns had agaynſt Iugurth vſurper of...

Questions about garnisons

What is garnisons the plural of?
Garnisons is the plural of garnison.

Words near garnisons in the dictionary

  1. garnishor
  2. garnishors
  3. garnishry
  4. garnisht
  5. garnison
  6. garnisons
  7. garniture
  8. garnitures
  9. Garnkirk
  10. Garnlydan
  11. garnment

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