noun
obsĭdātus
Meaning
- the condition of a hostage, hostageship
obsĭdātus, ūs, m. obses,
I. the condition of a hostage, hostageship (post-class.):
pater ejus diu obsidatūs pignore tentus, Amm. 16, 12, 25: obsidatūs sorte in Syriis detentus, id. 18, 6, 20: in obsidatum datus, Schol. Juv. 2, 164.