Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - prisoner
Prisoner
prisoner
n. 1 a person kept in prison. 2 (in full prisoner at the bar) a person in custody on a criminal charge and on trial. 3 a person or thing confined by illness, another's grasp, etc. 4 (in full prisoner of war) a person who has been captured in war. Phrases and idioms prisoner of conscience see CONSCIENCE. prisoner of State (or State prisoner) a person confined for political reasons. prisoner's base a game played by two parties of boys etc., each occupying a distinct base or home. take prisoner seize and hold as a prisoner. Etymology: ME f. AF prisoner, OF prisonier (as PRISON)
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noun Date: 14th century a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody, someone restrained as if in prison ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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