- gaol
- chiefly British variant of jail
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Gaol — (j[=a]l), n. [See {Jail}.] A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail. [Preferably, and in the United States usually, written {jail}.] [1913 Webster] {Commission of general gaol delivery}, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaol — gaol·er chiefly Brit var of jail jailer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gaol n. An archaic spe … Law dictionary
gaol´er — gaol «jayl», noun, transitive verb. British. jail. ╂[Middle English gayhole < Old North French gaiole < Vulgar Latin gaviōla < Latin cavea cage] –gaol´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
gaol — [dʒeıl] n, v a British spelling of ↑jail … Dictionary of contemporary English
gaol — [ dʒeıl ] a British spelling of jail1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gaol — see JAIL (Cf. jail), you tea sodden football hooligan … Etymology dictionary
gaol — gaol, gaoler see jail, jailer … Modern English usage
gaol — [jāl] n. Brit. sp. of JAIL gaoler n … English World dictionary
gaol — /gey(a)l/ A now obsolete term (of English origin) for a prison for temporary confinement; a jail; a place for the confinement of offenders against the law. As distinguished from prison, it is said to be a place for temporary or provisional… … Black's law dictionary
gaol — /gey(a)l/ A now obsolete term (of English origin) for a prison for temporary confinement; a jail; a place for the confinement of offenders against the law. As distinguished from prison, it is said to be a place for temporary or provisional… … Black's law dictionary
gaol — Brit. var. of JAIL . * * * gaol [gaol gaols gaoled gaoling] ; gaoler (BrE) = ↑jail, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
