hostageship
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- 20
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Definition of hostageship
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, historical, uncountable)A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol.
“English, Norman and French tradition seem all to point to an ancient and extremely rigorous form of suretyship or hostageship which would have rendered the surety liable to suffer the punishment that was hanging over the head of the released prisoner.”
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Etymology
From hostage + -ship.
Words you can make from hostageship
200+ playable · top: HIGHSPOTS (18 pts)
Best play highspots 18 points8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
43 words- HIGHTOP 16 pts
- HIPSHOT 15 pts
- PHISHES 15 pts
- EIGHTHS 14 pts
- HEIGHTS 14 pts
- HIGHEST 14 pts
- PISHOGE 13 pts
- SHEATHS 13 pts
- APHESIS 12 pts
- OPHITES 12 pts
- POSHEST 12 pts
- SOPHIES 12 pts
- SOPHIST 12 pts
- SPATHES 12 pts
- TEASHOP 12 pts
- GASHEST 11 pts
- GEISHAS 11 pts
- GOATISH 11 pts
- HOAGIES 11 pts
- HOGTIES 11 pts
- HOSTAGE 11 pts
- ASHIEST 10 pts
- GAPOSIS 10 pts
- GESTAPO 10 pts
- POSTAGE 10 pts
- POTAGES 10 pts
- SPIGOTS 10 pts
- ATOPIES 9 pts
- OPIATES 9 pts
- PASTIES 9 pts
- PATSIES 9 pts
- PETASOS 9 pts
- PETSAIS 9 pts
- POSIEST 9 pts
- POSTIES 9 pts
- POTSIES 9 pts
- SAPOTES 9 pts
- SOPITES 9 pts
- TAPISES 9 pts
- AGEISTS 8 pts
- EGOISTS 8 pts
- SAGIEST 8 pts
- STOGIES 8 pts
6-letter words
87 words- EPHAHS 14 pts
- EIGHTH 13 pts
- HEIGHT 13 pts
- HIGHTS 13 pts
- THIGHS 13 pts
- HASHES 12 pts
- HEATHS 12 pts
- PHAGES 12 pts
- SHEATH 12 pts
- ASPISH 11 pts
- OPHITE 11 pts
- PASHES 11 pts
- PATHOS 11 pts
- PHASES 11 pts
- PHASIS 11 pts
- PISHES 11 pts
- PITHOS 11 pts
- POISHA 11 pts
- POTASH 11 pts
- SHAPES 11 pts
- SPAHIS 11 pts
- SPATHE 11 pts
- STAPHS 11 pts
- THESPS 11 pts
- TOPHES 11 pts
- EIGHTS 10 pts
- GASHES 10 pts
- GEISHA 10 pts
- GHOSTS 10 pts
- HOAGIE 10 pts
- HOGTIE 10 pts
- SHOGIS 10 pts
- SIGHTS 10 pts
- GOSSIP 9 pts
- HASTES 9 pts
- HEISTS 9 pts
- HOISES 9 pts
- HOISTS 9 pts
- HOSTAS 9 pts
- POGIES 9 pts
- POTAGE 9 pts
- SAITHE 9 pts
- SHIEST 9 pts
- SHITES 9 pts
- SHOATS 9 pts
- SHOTES 9 pts
- SPIGOT 9 pts
- THESIS 9 pts
- TOSHES 9 pts
- ESTOPS 8 pts
- OPIATE 8 pts
- PASEOS 8 pts
- PASTES 8 pts
- PASTIE 8 pts
- PASTIS 8 pts
- PATIOS 8 pts
- PATOIS 8 pts
- PESTOS 8 pts
- PETSAI 8 pts
- PIETAS 8 pts
- PISTES 8 pts
- POISES 8 pts
- POSIES 8 pts
- POSITS 8 pts
- POSSET 8 pts
- POSTIE 8 pts
- POTSIE 8 pts
- PTOSES 8 pts
- PTOSIS 8 pts
- SAPOTE 8 pts
- SEPIAS 8 pts
- SOPITE 8 pts
- SPAITS 8 pts
- SPATES 8 pts
- SPITES 8 pts
- STAPES 8 pts
- STIPES 8 pts
- STOPES 8 pts
- AGEIST 7 pts
- AGISTS 7 pts
- EGOIST 7 pts
- SAGEST 7 pts
- STAGES 7 pts
- STAIGS 7 pts
- STOGIE 7 pts
- SIESTA 6 pts
- TASSIE 6 pts
5-letter words
56 words- EPHAH 13 pts
- HEIGH 12 pts
- HIGHS 12 pts
- HIGHT 12 pts
- HEATH 11 pts
- HETHS 11 pts
- APHIS 10 pts
- APISH 10 pts
- EPHAS 10 pts
- HASPS 10 pts
- HEAPS 10 pts
- HOPES 10 pts
- EIGHT 9 pts
- GHAST 9 pts
- GHATS 9 pts
- GHOST 9 pts
- GOETH 9 pts
- GOTHS 9 pts
- ASHES 8 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- GAPES 8 pts
- GASPS 8 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HESTS 8 pts
- HISTS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HOSES 8 pts
- HOSTA 8 pts
- HOSTS 8 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- APSIS 7 pts
- ASPIS 7 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- AEGIS 6 pts
- AGIOS 6 pts
- AGIST 6 pts
- GAITS 6 pts
- GASES 6 pts
- GASTS 6 pts
- GATES 6 pts
- GESSO 6 pts
- GESTS 6 pts
- GETAS 6 pts
- GISTS 6 pts
- GITES 6 pts
- GOATS 6 pts
- GOEST 6 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- IOTAS 5 pts
- OASES 5 pts
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