2syllables
ransoms
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Definitions ofransoms
1verb
- (14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
- To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
Example: "to ransom prisoners from an enemy"
- 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."
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