"captif" meaning in Middle English

See captif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kapˈtiːf/, /ˈkaptif/, /kapˈtiːv(ə)/, /ˈkaptiv(ə)/
Etymology: Probably from Middle French; definitely then from Latin captīvus. Doublet of caitif. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|enm|la|captīvus}} Latin captīvus, {{doublet|enm|caitif}} Doublet of caitif Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} captif, {{enm-adj}} captif
  1. Held captive; in slavery. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-captif-enm-adj-R0qzuDFU Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 23 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 26 39 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 52 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: captyf, captyfe, captive

Noun

IPA: /kapˈtiːf/, /ˈkaptif/, /kapˈtiːv(ə)/, /ˈkaptiv(ə)/
Etymology: Probably from Middle French; definitely then from Latin captīvus. Doublet of caitif. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|enm|la|captīvus}} Latin captīvus, {{doublet|enm|caitif}} Doublet of caitif Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} captif
  1. A captive or hostage. Categories (topical): People Related terms: captivite
    Sense id: en-captif-enm-noun-yVES~7ju Disambiguation of People: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: captyf, captyfe, captive

Alternative forms

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