English
Garrisonism
From Garrison + -ism.
Formed from Garrison + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’
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Frankish *warjan
Old French guarir ‘to protect’
Old French garison ‘defence’
Middle English garisoun ‘Security, safety’
English Garrison
Today it means
noun The abolitionist beliefs of William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879), American journalist, suffragist, and social reformer.
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