little-ease

noun

: a place of confinement (as an extremely small prison cell) or a confining device (as a pillory) making it impossible for a prisoner to have even ordinary comfort or freedom of movement

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1529, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of little-ease was circa 1529

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“Little-ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little-ease. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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