r 1 a 1 n 1 s 1 o 1 m 3
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun money demanded for the return of a captured person
noun payment for the release of someone
noun the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
originFrom the Middle English ransoun, from the Old French raençon, from stem of Latin redēmptiō. Entered English ca. the 13th century. Doublet of redemption.
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