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
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Hold
Hold noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: upon hearing the guilty verdict, the accused realized that he would lie in that godforsaken hold for the remainder of his life
Bridewell and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bridewell" instead a noun "Hold".
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Hold and Bridewell. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bridewell/hold
Bridewell & Hold. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bridewell/hold>.
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