( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012