Difference between revisions of "Bridewell"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95441" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95441" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; - so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse. </p> | <p> (n.) [[A]] house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; - so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69684" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69684" /> == | ||
<p> A house of correction in Blackfriars, London, so called from St. Bridget's well, near it. </p> | <p> [[A]] house of correction in Blackfriars, London, so called from St. Bridget's well, near it. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 01:28, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; - so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A house of correction in Blackfriars, London, so called from St. Bridget's well, near it.
