noun, feminine/ʒol/plural: geôles
jail, prison, gaol
Etymology tree Old French jaiole Middle French geole French geôle Inherited from Middle French geole, from Old French jaiole, from Late Latin caveola (later attested in Medieval Latin as gabiola), a diminutive of Latin cavea. The long vowel (indicated by the circumflex) is due to the elision of the first syllable.