Bridewell
Bridewell noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Bridewell
Bastille
Bastille noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: were amazed by the squalid, cramped quarters in the town's historic bastille
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Bastille and Bridewell. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bridewell/bastille
Bridewell & Bastille. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bridewell/bastille>.
Bastille or Bridewell. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bridewell/bastille.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "bridewell" and "bastille" have occurred on timeline