That which is offered or presented to God or to a god, esp. the elements of the Eucharist before consecration; (hence) any offering or sacrifice…

A victim; one sacrificed to the will of another; also, a person or thing that falls into the power of an enemy or a destructive agency. Now rare.

One who is reduced or destined to suffer under some oppressive or destructive agency.

slang. A selected victim of a thief or pickpocket, a mark. Now rare.