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CAPTIV
\kˈaptɪv], \kˈaptɪv], \k_ˈa_p_t_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of CAPTIV
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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Taken
prisoner
;
held
in
confinement
or
bondage
.
One
captured
and
held
in
restraint
;
a
prisoner
.
1919
- The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald
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