Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being ransomed or redeemed for a price.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Such as can be ransomed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Suitable for being held for a
ransom .
Etymologies
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ransom + -able
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Examples
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I conjectured that it had inside of it the ransomable propraetor.
Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Edward Lucas White 1900
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