MARSHALSEA, THE


Meaning of MARSHALSEA, THE in English

Mar ‧ shal ‧ sea, the /ˈmɑːʃ ə lsiː $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE

a prison in London in the past, where people were sent when they could not pay their debts. Part of the novel Little Dorrit by Charles ↑ dickens is set in this prison.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.