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hostageship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hostage-ship
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hostage + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hostageships (plural)

Questions

What does hostageship mean?
A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol.
Where does hostageship come from?
From hostage + -ship.

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