Definition of: captive

(kap′tiv) noun
1. One captured and held in confinement or restraint; a prisoner.
2. One who is held captive in will and feeling.
—adjective
1. Taken prisoner, as in war; held in confinement or bondage.
2. Charmed or subdued in will or feeling. [<F captif <L captivus <capere take. Doublet of CAITIFF.]

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