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Hostage

Hostage Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hostage? [n] a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hostage: surety Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hostage: bail \| bond \| captive \| earnest \| earnest money \| escrow \| gage \| guaranty \| handsel \| hock \| mainprise \| pawn \| pignus \| pledge \| prisoner \| recognizance \| replevin \| replevy \| security \| surety \| token \| token payment \| undertaking \| vadimonium \| vadium See Also \| captive \| prisoner Hostage In Webster's Dictionary \Hos"tage\, n. [OE. hostage, OF. hostage, ostage, F. [^o]tage, LL. hostaticus, ostaticum, for hospitaticum, fr. L. hospes guest, host. The first meaning is, the state of a guest, hospitality; hence, the state of a hostage (treated as a guest); and both these meanings occur in Old French. See {Host} a landlord.] A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released. Your hostages I have, so have you mine; And we shall talk before we fight. --Shak. He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune. --Bacon.

Hostage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hostage?

[n] a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hostage: surety

See Also | captive | prisoner

Hostage In Webster's Dictionary

\Hos"tage\, n. [OE. hostage, OF. hostage, ostage, F.
[^o]tage, LL. hostaticus, ostaticum, for hospitaticum, fr. L.
hospes guest, host. The first meaning is, the state of a
guest, hospitality; hence, the state of a hostage (treated as
a guest); and both these meanings occur in Old French. See
{Host} a landlord.]
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of
the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on
the performance of which the person is to be released.

      Your hostages I have, so have you mine; And we shall
      talk before we fight.                    --Shak.

      He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to
      fortune.                                 --Bacon.

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