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bridewell
bridewell (ˈbraɪdˌwɛl; -wəl) n (Law) a house of correction; jail, esp for minor offences[C16: after Bridewell (originally, St Bride's Well), a house of correction in London]Bridewell
Bridewell (brīd`wəl), area in London, England, between Fleet St. and the Thames River. The Bridewell house of correction, demolished in 1863, was on the site of a palace built under Henry VIII and given by Edward VI to the City of London in 1553 for use as a training school for homeless apprentices. The building later became a prison. Bridewell thus came to be used as a general term for a prison or house of correction.bridewell
bridewell a house of correction or jail particularly for minor offences. |