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(n.) A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hostage'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hostage.html. 1828.
 
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