ransom
31Ransom — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a patronymic from the Middle English given name Rand(e), a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element rand meaning shield, rim ,… …
32ransom — The word used in the LXX for the sum of money to secure the liberation of a slave (Lev. 25:47–55). This is the background for the phrase about Jesus in Mark 10:45b: ‘the Son of Man came to give his life a ransom for many’. Here the thought… …
33ransom — 1. noun they demanded a huge ransom Syn: payoff, payment, sum, price 2. verb the girl was ransomed for $4 million Syn: release, free, deliver, liberate, rescue; exchange for a ransom, buy the freedom of …
34ransom — n. & v. n. 1 a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner. 2 the liberation of a prisoner in return for this. v.tr. 1 buy the freedom or restoration of; redeem. 2 hold to ransom. 3 release for a ransom.… …
35ransom — ransomer, n. /ran seuhm/, n. 1. the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price. 2. the sum or price paid or demanded. 3. a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, esp. the payment of …
36ransom — [13] Heavily disguised, ransom is the same word ultimately as redemption. It was borrowed from Old French ransoun, which, much weathered over the centuries, was descended from Latin redemptiō, source of English redemption. The etymological notion …
37Ransom — Sp Ránsomas Ap Ransom L JAV: apyg. (Š. Dakota), mst. (Ilinojus, Kanzasas, Pensilvanija) …
38ransom — see a peck of March dust is worth a king’s ransom …
39ransom — [13] Heavily disguised, ransom is the same word ultimately as redemption. It was borrowed from Old French ransoun, which, much weathered over the centuries, was descended from Latin redemptiō, source of English redemption. The etymological notion …
40Ransom (disambiguation) — Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.Ransom may also refer to:In people* Ransom (surname), a family nameIn fictional characters* Cordelia… …
