Garrison

Pronunciation

• Mary-marry-merry merged IPA: /ˈgɛɹɪsÉ™n/
• IPA: /ˈgæɹɪsÉ™n/

Origin

Old French garison, guarison, from Frankish, ultimately of origin; compare guard, ward.

Full definition of garrison

Noun

1. A permanent military post.
2. The troops stationed at such a post.
3. (allusive) Occupants.
• 1913, w, Lord Stranleigh Abroad Chapter 4, “I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I ?  Why didn’t I telephone ?  Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned, should escape. …”

Verb

1. To assign troops to a military post.
2. To convert into a military fort.

Related terms

• garment
• garnish