hostageshipn.
/ˈhɒstɪdʒʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈhɑstɪdʒˌʃɪp/ The condition of a hostage; = hostage n.1 1.
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > security > [noun] > a hostage > state of being a hostage
hostageship1848
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > one who is confined or prisoner > hostage > condition of
hostageship1848
1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iv. iii. 256 The time of the hostageship rests with the King and the Duke.
1865 J. M. Ludlow Epics Middle Ages II. 249 By this act..the terms of his hostageship are forfeited.
1867 Contemp. Rev. 6 256 For a companion of his exile and hostageship.
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