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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
ransomed adj 1: saved from the bondage of sin [syn: ransomed, redeemed] 2: reclaimed by payment of a ransom | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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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