Meaning of HOSTAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'hâstij
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms |
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| | Synonyms: | | surety |
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| | See Also: | | captive, prisoner | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Hostage
In order to keep the boredom out of her ordinary life, Kaci turns to reading scary tales for excitement, yet when she is suddently taken hostage by thieves, Kaci gets more adventure than she ever wanted and must use all her bravery to get through it all. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are a hostage indicates that you are feeling victimized and powerlessness. You may also be feeling limited in your choices or physically immobilized. Perhaps this dream is paralleling some situation/difficulties in your daily life or relationship. Alternatively, it suggests that a part of yourself is not be fully expressed. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a person delivered into the hands of another as a security for the performance of some promise, etc. (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chr. 25:24). |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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