Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ransomed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ransom \Ran"som\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ransomed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Ransoming}.] [Cf. F. ran[,c]onner. See {Ransom}, n.]
1. To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or
forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or
penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners
from an enemy.
2. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.]
Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so
grievously, and would tax the men two or three times
in a year. --Berners.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ransomed
adj 1: (Christianity) saved from the bondage of sin [syn: {redeemed}]
2: reclaimed by payment of a ransom
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