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noun, a person given to or held by a person, organization, etc, as a security or pledge or for ransom, release, exchange for prisoners, etc
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hostage
- 1) noun, a person given to or held by a person, organization, etc, as a security or pledge or for ransom, release, exchange for prisoners, etc
- 2) noun, the state of being held as a hostage
- 3) noun, any security or pledge
- 4) noun, give hostages to fortune to place oneself in a position in which misfortune may strike through the loss of what one values most
Etymology
C13: from Old French, from hoste guest, host1
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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