■ noun
1》 a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, etc.
↘a person who has been tricked.
↘a person who has come to feel helpless and passive in the face of misfortune.
2》 an animal or person killed as a religious sacrifice.
Phrases
fall ~ to be hurt, killed, or destroyed by.
Derivatives
~hood noun
Origin
C15: from L. ~a .