0 present participle of ransom
These soldiers were preferred, as there would be an opportunity of ransoming them when taken prisoners at a lower price.
The fox then warned the boy against ransoming anyone with the money.
It was claimed that most were dressed much the same as common soldiers and therefore were not recognised as being worth ransoming.
But the ransoming had finally gone too far.
They also did a brisk business in ransoming some of the captives.
Sometime later, she acts as the captain of a pirate ship, doing everything from raiding other ships to ransoming hostages.
He devoted himself to fighting paganism, ransoming captives and visiting rural districts.
The practice of ransoming had long been customary in medieval wars and there was no reason to forgo its pecuniary advantages in this conflict.
