Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Ransom
ransom, n. [OFr rançon < *re(d)empçon < L. redemptiōn-em < rediměre, buy back.]
Freedom; salvation; redemption from punishment; release from bondage; [fig.] comfort; consolation; relief; solace; reassurance.
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