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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French raençonner; equivalent to raunsoun + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
raunsonen
- To pay ransom money; to pay money to effect a prisoner's release.
- To hold as prisoner for ransom; to provide the option of ransom.
- To release a captive due to having been paid ransom money.
- (Christianity) To redeem or liberate the soul (from perdition)
- (rare) To purge or expunge sin; to remove the stain of evil.
- (rare) To exact monetary payment; to pressure people to give money.
- (rare) To charge or tax; to levy or impose a fee.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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