Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hostage
Hostage
hostage
n. 1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2 a pledge or security. Phrases and idioms a hostage to fortune an acquisition, commitment, etc., regarded as endangered by unforeseen circumstances. Derivatives hostageship n. Etymology: ME f. OF (h)ostage ult. f. LL obsidatus hostageship f. L obses obsidis hostage
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from hoste Date: 13th century 1. a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge that promises will be kept or terms met by the other party, a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands, one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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