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▪ 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., its place being taken by the synonymous garrison.]
1. Defence: means of defence.
c1386Chaucer Melib. ⁋371 The gretteste and strongeste garnyson that a riche man may haue, as wel to kepen his persone as hise goodes, is that he be biloued amonges hys subgetz and with hise neighebores. c1400Rom. Rose 4204 Thus Ielousye hath enviroun Set aboute his garnisoun With walles rounde, and diche depe. 1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 276/1 Saynt Augustyn..fyghtyng in deffence of trouthe of feythe and of garnyson of the chirche, surmounted alle the other doctours of the chirche. 1489― Faytes of A. iii. x. 187 A lorde sente a man of armes for the garnyson of som fortresse of his owne.
2. Stores of victual for an army, a besieged place, etc.
1481Caxton Godfrey cxviii. 177 The poure Cristen men that had not in theyr howses garnyson sufficiant for longe tyme they made them to voyde the toun. 1489― Faytes of A. i. xii. 31 Deffensable necessaryes and al maner of garnyson. a1500Barbour's Bruce xvii. 294 (ed. Hart 1616) With gret garnisoun [Edin. MS. warnysone, Camb. MS. varnysing] of vittale.
3. A body of men stationed in a fortress or other place for purposes of defence.
c1386Chaucer Melib. ⁋61 We conseille þat in thyn hous thou sette sufficeant garnison so that they may as wel thy body as thyn hous defende. 1489Caxton Faytes of A. ii. iii. 95 Hys garnysons shulde yssue out of the castelles and townes. 1528Roy Rede me (Arb.) 49 Have they of angels eny garnyson Ye god knoweth many a legion Att all tymes theym to socoure. 1549Compl. Scot. Ep. Ded. 5 He pat ane garnison of tua thousand men vitht in the toune of sanct quintyne. 1609Bible (Douay) 1 Kings xiv. 12 And the men of the garnison spake to Jonathas and to his esquier.
b. ? A stronghold or fortress occupied by armed forces. (Somewhat doubtful.)
c1430Lydg. Hors, Shepe, & G. 123 in Pol. Rel. & L. Poems 19 With-owtyn werr..wee may nat saue and kepe our Right, Oure garnesoins [v.r. garisouns] ne oure castellis olde. c1500Melusine xxi. 128 Telle vs what nombre of men may yssue out of all your garnysons the Fortresses alwayes kept. 1520Barclay Salust's Jugurth xxxv. 46 On the other syde thinhabitauntes of the towne and garnyson resysted manly.
c. in garnison = in garrison (see garrison n. 5).
1583T. Stocker Civ. Warres Lowe C. ii. 30 a, Seuen of the Wallon Ensignes, of the nine, whiche laie in Garnison at Mastright.
▪ II. † garnison, v. Obs. rare.
In 7 garnizon.
[f. prec. n.]
trans. To garrison (a place).
1583T. Stocker Civ. Warres Lowe C. i. 39 (margin), Count Mansfielde garnysoneth Antwerp. 1656Harrington Oceana (1658) 84 A Common-wealth Established in her rise upon Fifty such Towers, and so Garnizoned as are the Tribes of Oceana, containing one hundred thousand Elders upon the Annuall List, and yet but an out-guard. |
