ransomed

Adjective
Synonyms: redeemed

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. saved from the bondage of sinSynonyms: redeemed
  2. reclaimed by payment of a ransom
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ransom \Ran"som\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransomed (-s[u^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Ransoming.] [Cf. F. ran[,c]onner. See Ransom, n.]

1.To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy. [1913 Webster]

2.To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year.— Berners.[1913 Webster]
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