Added 9 October 2026 newgate noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about newgate at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902. Related Words: moorgatealdersgatealdgatebishopsgateblackwallguildhallleadgateeastgate Back to today's word