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presidiario

prisoner

noun preh-see-DYAH-ryoh Rare
People & Society Crime

Origin: From Latin praesidium (garrison, guard post).

Also means

convict

Usage Note

Presidiario refers to a person serving a prison sentence, with a stronger connotation of long-term or hard-labor imprisonment than the more neutral preso or recluso. The feminine is presidiaria. The root presidio originally meant a military garrison before shifting to mean penitentiary.

Examples

"El presidiario fue liberado tras cumplir su condena."

Natural Translation

The prisoner was released after serving his sentence.

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