[hos-tij] 
noun, verb, -taged, -tag⋅ing.| 1. | a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another. |
| 2. | Archaic. a security or pledge. |
| 3. | Obsolete. the condition of a hostage. |
| 4. | to give (someone) as a hostage: He was hostaged to the Indians. |
| hos·tage (hŏs'tĭj) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably from host, guest, host; see host1.] |
Hostage
a person delivered into the hands of another as a security for the performance of some promise, etc. (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chr. 25:24).
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