détenu
noun
dé·te·nu
variants or détenue
¦dātᵊn¦(y)ü,
F dātnᵫ̅
plural -s
: a detained person
especially : a political prisoner in India
Word History
Etymology
French détenu (masculine), détenue (feminine), from détenu, past participle of détenir to detain, from Old French detenir
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