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[hostagier] (1160-74)
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[hostagier] (1160-74)

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ostagier  
  FEW:  hospes 4,492a Gdf:  hostagier 2 4,502b GdfC: ∅ TL: ostagier 1 6,1358 DEAF:  oste (ostagier 2)  DMF:  hostagier  / otagier  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

witness, person held as surety for an agreement: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Devant lez ostagiers soit l’euvre recordee Et par lor esgart soit bonnement amendee  Rom de Rou wace i 80.1957

[gdw]

See also:

hostage1  hostagement  hostager  hostagie 
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hostagier