Definitions for Bridewell
bridewell

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bridewellnoun

   A small prison, or a police station that has cells.

2. Etymology: From Bridewell (named after a well dedicated to St Bride), an area of London that once had a "house of correction".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRIDEWELLnoun

   A house of correction.

   Etymology: The palace built by St. Bride's, or Bridget's well, was turned into a workhouse.

   He would contribute more to reformation than all the workhouses and Bridewells in Europe. Spectator, №. 157.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bridewell

   Bridewell Palace in London was built as a residence of King Henry VIII and was one of his homes early in his reign for eight years. Given to the City of London Corporation by his son King Edward VI for use as an orphanage and place of correction for wayward women, Bridewell later became the first prison/poorhouse to have an appointed doctor. It was built on the banks of the Fleet River in the City of London between Fleet Street and the River Thames in an area today known as Bridewell Place, off New Bridge Street. By 1556 part of it had become a jail known as Bridewell Prison. It was reinvented with lodgings and was closed in 1855 and the buildings demolished in 1863–1864. The name "Bridewell" subsequently became a common name for a jail, used not only in England but in other cities colonised by Britain including Dublin, Chicago and New York.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bridewellnoun

   a house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bridewell

   brīd′wel, n. a house of correction: a gaol. [From a palace near St Bride's Well in London.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bridewell

   a house of correction in Blackfriars, London, so called from St. Bridget's well, near it.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bridewell

   The name anciently given to a female penitentiary, from the original establishment near the well of St Bride or Bridget in the parish of Blackfriars. The name is preserved in Bridewell Police Station.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRIDEWELL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bridewell is ranked #71265 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bridewell surname appeared 274 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bridewell.
   
   85.7% or 235 total occurrences were White.
   7.6% or 21 total occurrences were Black.
   5.1% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce Bridewell?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bridewell in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bridewell in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bridewell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bridewell
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bridewell
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridewell
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bridewell
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Bridewell
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Bridewell
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Bridewell
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html