Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Garrison \Gar"ri*son\, n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison,
   in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to
   garnish. See {Garnish}.] (Mil.)
   (a) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
   (b) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its
       security.

   {In garrison}, in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in
      a fort or as one of a garrison.