Meaning of hostageship | Babel Free
Definitions
A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol.
Equivalents
Suomi
panttivankeus
Latina
obsidium
Examples
“English, Norman and French tradition seem all to point⟳ to an ancient and extremely rigorous form⟳ of suretyship or hostageship which would have⟳ rendered the surety liable to suffer⟳ the punishment that was hanging over the head of the released prisoner.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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