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English Dictionary: ransomed	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ransomed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ransomed adj saved from the bondage of sin [syn: ransomed, redeemed] reclaimed by payment of a ransom
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ransom \Ran"som\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ransomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ransoming}.] [Cf. F. ran[cced]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. 2. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.] 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.