Definition of "ransomed" [ransomed]

• Simple past tense and past participle of ransom. (verb)

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• "In this system, a work such as a novel or piece of software is effectively "ransomed" - given to a publisher with the understanding that it would be released to the wider public when, and only when, they pay a certain amount."
• "Dear reader, will you accept the word of Him who can not lie and choose to suffer affliction with the people of God until our Lord shall come to call his ransomed home?"
• "Westward with our Prize to Teneriffe, to have her ransomed, that is to say, her Hull; for her Cargo was not worth redeeming, being extremely shabby, -- one or two Butts of Wine, a Hogshead of Brandy, and other small matters, which we determined to keep for our own use."