recaptive
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a slave ship and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city.
Etymology
Prefix from English captive.
Origin
English
captive
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- captivance English
- captivate English
- captive English
- captived English
- captively English
- captivity English
- noncaptive English
- semicaptive English
- captif Middle English