hostage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 2 Old French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: hŏsʹtĭj
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[edit] Etymology

From Old French hostage (French: otage, from hoste or Late Latin obsidanus.)

[edit] Noun

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hostage (plural hostages)

1. 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.

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[edit] See also

• give hostage to fortune

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

Latin hospitalis. Etymologically related to hôpital.

[edit] Noun

hostage m. (oblique plural hostages, nominative singular hostages, nominative plural hostage)

1. hostage

[edit] Descendants

• English: hostage
• French: otage