释义 |
hostageship|ˈhɒstɪdʒʃɪp| [f. hostage n.1 (sense 2) + -ship.] The condition of a hostage; = hostage n.1 1.
1848Lytton Harold iv. iii, The time of the hostageship rests with the King and the Duke. 1865J. M. Ludlow Epics Mid. Ages II. 249 By this act..the terms of his hostageship are forfeited. 1867Contemp. Rev. VI. 256 For a companion of his exile and hostageship. |