BRIDEWELL

PRONUNCIATION: (BRYD-wel)

MEANING: noun: A prison.

ETYMOLOGY: Originally it was a well, named for St. Bride (or Brigid) in London. The name St. Bride’s Well became Bridewell. Over time, the site has served as a church, a palace, an orphanage, a hospital, and finally, gained notoriety as a prison. Earliest documented use: 1583.
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BRIDGEWELL - what you have to play to be a Life Master

RIDEWELL - desirable quality for a horse at a Dude Ranch

BRIDE WEILL - generic way to refer to Lotte Lenya immediately after she married Kurt