Bride'well, n.
n. A house of correction for the con- finement of disorderly persons;—so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's or Bridget's well, in London, which was subsequently turned into a workhouse.
n. A house of correction for the con- finement of disorderly persons;—so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's or Bridget's well, in London, which was subsequently turned into a workhouse.