Defn: Imprisonment. [Obs.] Shak.
PRISTINATE
Pris"tin*ate, a.
Defn: Pristine; primitive. [Obs.] "Pristinate idolatry." Holinshed.
PRISTINE
Pris"tine, a. Etym: [L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F. pristin. See
Prior, a.]
Defn: Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.
PRITCH
Pritch, n. Etym: [See Prick.]
1. A sharp-pointed instrument; also, an eelspear. [Prov. Eng.]
2. Pique; offense. [Obs.] D. Rogers.
PRITCHEL
Pritch"el, n.
Defn: A tool employed by blacksmiths for punching or enlarging the nail holes in a horseshoe.