bastille

Etymology


The is derived from, , from , , , and ,  (modern 🇨🇬; compare 🇨🇬), from  with the ending modified after nouns ending in -ille (from ). is derived from, from + ; while  is from , from , from , from ; further etymology uncertain, perhaps from  but this is disputed.

(“jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners”) is from the Bastille in Paris, France. Known in full as the Bastille Saint-Antoine, it was a former fortress used as a prison by the French monarchy in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Bastille was stormed by a crowd on 14 July 1789 at the start of the and later demolished, becoming an important symbol for the French Republican movement.

(“workhouse”) was possibly popularized by the English politician (1763–1835) who opposed the  (4 & 5, chapter 76; often called the “New Poor Law”). This Act made relief or welfare for poor people only available through workhouses, and ensured that the working conditions were harsh so that only the truly destitute would apply for relief.

The is derived from the noun.



Noun

 * 1)  Chiefly in French contexts: a  or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.
 * 2)  A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.
 * 3)  The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
 * 1)  A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.
 * 2)  The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
 * 1)  The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
 * 1)  The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
 * 1)  The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
 * 1)  The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
 * 1)  The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: bastilji
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hindi: क़िला
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian: кре́пост
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Macedonian: басти́лја
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: басти́лия


 * Finnish: bastilji
 * Macedonian:

Verb

 * 1)  To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun ) or prison; to imprison.

Translations

 * Finnish: heittää tyrmään
 * French:
 * German:, gefangen halten
 * Macedonian:
 * Portuguese:, encarcerar

Etymology
From, from , (compare 🇨🇬), from  with the ending modified after nouns ending in -ille (from ). is derived from, from + ; while  is from , the    of , from , from , from ; further etymology uncertain, perhaps from  but this is disputed.

Noun

 * 1) fortress