Prison bars, or Prison base. See Base, n., 24. — Prison breach. (Law) See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4. — Prison house, a prison. Shak. — Prison ship(Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners. — Prison van, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.

Prison
(Pris"on), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prisoned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prisoning.]

1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.

The prisoned eagle dies for rage.
Sir W. Scott.

His true respect will prison false desire.
Shak.

2. To bind (together); to enchain. [Obs.]

Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led
Together prisoned.
Robert of Brunne.

Prisoner
(Pris"on*er) n. [F. prisonnier.]

1. One who is confined in a prison. Piers Plowman.

2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court. Bouvier.

Prisoner of Hope thou art, — look up and sing.
Keble.

Prisoner's base. See Base, n., 24.

Prisonment
(Pris"on*ment) n. Imprisonment. [Obs.] Shak.

Pristinate
(Pris"tin*ate) a. Pristine; primitive. [Obs.] "Pristinate idolatry." Holinshed.

Pristine
(Pris"tine) a. [L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F. pristin. See Prior, a.] Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.

Pritch
(Pritch) n. [See Prick.]

1. A sharp-pointed instrument; also, an eelspear. [Prov. Eng.]

2. Pique; offense. [Obs.] D. Rogers.

Pritchel
(Pritch"el) n. A tool employed by blacksmiths for punching or enlarging the nail holes in a horseshoe.

Prithee
(Prith"ee) interj. A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used without I. Shak.

What was that scream for, I prithee?
L'Estrange.

Prithee, tell me, Dimple-chin.
E. C. Stedman.

Prittle-prattle
(Prit"tle-prat`tle) n. [See Prattle.] Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; — used in contempt or ridicule. [Colloq.] Abp. Bramhall.

Privacy
(Pri"va*cy) n.; pl. Privacies [See Private.]

2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.
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