"caitive" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪtɪv/ Forms: caitives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} caitive (plural caitives)
  1. (obsolete) A captive. Tags: obsolete Related terms: caitiff
    Sense id: en-caitive-en-noun-0VW8J0kJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "When whelmed in their wicked worke those cursed Caitives lay\n The Earth their mother tooke their bloud yet warme and (as they say)\n Did give it life.",
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        "(obsolete) A captive."
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