NOUN
  • Definition - Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
  • Example - They were held for two million dollars ransom.
  • Definition - The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
  • Example - prisoners hopeless of ransom
  • Definition - A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
  • Example - prisoners hopeless of ransom
VERB
  • Definition - (14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
  • Example - prisoners hopeless of ransom
  • Definition - To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
  • Example - to ransom prisoners from an enemy
  • Definition - To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
  • Example - 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.
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
manors 8 ramson 8 ransom 8 romans 8
5 Letter Words
manor 7 manos 7 mason 7 moans 7 monas 7 moras 7 morns 7 nomas 7 norms 7 roams 7 roman 7 soman 7 arson 5 roans 5 sonar 5
4 Letter Words
arms 6 mano 6 mans 6 mars 6 moan 6 moas 6 mons 6 mora 6 morn 6 mors 6 noma 6 noms 6 norm 6 omas 6 rams 6 roam 6 roms 6 soma 6 naos 4 oars 4 osar 4 roan 4 soar 4 sora 4 sorn 4
3 Letter Words
arm 5 man 5 mar 5 mas 5 moa 5 mon 5 mor 5 mos 5 nam 5 nom 5 oma 5 oms 5 ram 5 rom 5 som 5 ars 3 nor 3 nos 3 oar 3 ons 3 ora 3 ors 3 ran 3 ras 3 san 3 son 3
2 Letter Words
am 4 ma 4 mo 4 om 4 an 2 ar 2 as 2 na 2 no 2 on 2 or 2 os 2 so 2
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