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caitive

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkeɪtɪv

Definitions

A captive.

obsolete

Examples

“What hard mishap him brought to such distresse, And made that caitives thrall, the thrall of wretchedness”
“When whelmed in their wicked worke those cursed Caitives lay⟳ The Earth their mother tooke their bloud yet warme and (as they say⟳) Did give⟳ it life.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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