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warnison
† ˈwarnison Obs. Also 4 Sc. varnysoun, 6 Sc. vernysoun. [a. AF. warnisoun, OF. warnison, dial. var. of garnison: see garnison n.] Provision of men, stores, etc. Also a garrison.1338 R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 143 Þe pes did he crie, & purueid warnisoun. 1375 Barbour Bruce x. 325 Quhen thai of his varny...
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garnison
▪ I. † garnison, n. Obs. Forms: 4–6 garnison, -yson, 5 (? gernyson), garnisoun, -esoin. [a. OF. garnison (ONF. warnison: see warnison) defence, provision, garrison (= Pr. g(u)arniso, It. guarnizione, guarnigione, Sp. guarnicion), f. garnir to fit out, garnish. The word became obsolete in the 16th c....
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-ison
-ison suffix of ns., repr. OF. -aison, -eison, -eson, -ison:—L. -ātiōn-em (at a later date adopted in the learned form -ation, which is thus a doublet of -ison), -etiōnem, -itiōnem. Examples comparison, fermison, garrison, jettison, orison, venison, warnison. Benison and malison represent OF. beneī{...
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