1. A military post, especially one that is permanently established. 2. The troops stationed at a military post.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: gar·ri·soned, gar·ri·son·ing, gar·ri·sons 1. To assign (troops) to a military post. 2. To supply (a post) with troops. 3. To occupy as or convert into a military post.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English garison, fortified place, from Old French, from garir, to defend, of Germanic origin. See wer-4 in Appendix I.
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