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Definitions for ransome
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RANSOMEnoun
Price paid for redemption from captivity or punishment.
Etymology: rançon, Fr.
By his captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom that he paid for his liberty, Richard was hindered to pursue the conquest of Ireland. John Davies, on Ireland.
Ere the third dawning light
Return, the stars of morn shall see him rise,
The ransom paid, which man from death redeemes,
His death for man. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii.Has the prince lost his army or his liberty?
Tell me what province they demand for ransom. John Denham.This as a ransom Albemarle did pay,
For all the glories of so great a life. Dryden.To adore that great mystery of divine love, God’s sending his only son into this world to save sinners, and to give his life a ransom for them, would be noble exercise for the pens of the greatest wits. John Tillotson, Sermons.
Th’ avenging pow’r
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire,
Till the fair slave be render’d to her sire,
And ransom free restor’d to his abode. Dryden.To Ransomeverb
To redeem from captivity or punishment.
Etymology: rançonner, Fr.
How is’t with Titus Lartius?
—— Condemning some to death and some to exile,
Ransoming him, or pitying, threatening the other. William Shakespeare.I will ransom them from the grave, and redeem them from death. Hosea xiii. 14.
He’ll dying rise, and rising with him raise
His brethren, ransom’d with his own dear life. John Milton.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
RANSOME
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ransome is ranked #17005 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Ransome surname appeared 1,671 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Ransome.
61% or 1,020 total occurrences were Black.
32.8% or 549 total occurrences were White.
2.6% or 45 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.8% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.2% or 21 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ransome in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ransome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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