English → Latin
“prisoner” in Latin
capiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to containcomprehendōto lay hold of something on all sides; take or catch hold of, grasp, grip; to seize upon in a hostile manner, lay hold ocaptīvuscaptive; captured; imprisoned; of or pertaining to captive men, prisonersremittōto send back, to remit, to throw back, restore; to forgive, free one from any thing; to give up, reject, yield, resign,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prisoner
captus (general term): comprehensus (in the hands of the police): prisoner of war, captivus; bello captus; (plur.) captivi; corpora captiva (Liv., 31, 46): to make anybody a prisoner of war, bello capere aliquem: to exchange prisoners of war, captivos commutare (Cic.): to ransom prisoners, captivos redimere: to release prisoner, captivos reddere, remittere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prisoner?
- The usual Latin words for “prisoner” are capiō, comprehendō, captīvus; also remittō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.