ransom

Meanings

1. Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
2. The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
3. A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.

1. To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
2. To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
3. To exact a ransom (payment) in exchange for the freedom of.

1. A surname.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A village in Allen Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, named after Thomas E. G. Ransom.
4. A minor city in Ness County, Kansas, also named after Thomas Ransom.
5. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
6. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Hillsdale County, Michigan, named after Epaphroditus Ransom.
7. An unincorporated community and township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
8. A township and village therein, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, named after Samuel Ransom.

Etymology

From the Middle English ransoun, from the Old French raençon, from stem of Latin redēmptiō. Entered English ca. the 13th century. Doublet of redemption.