PRIS'ONER, n. One who is confined in a prison by legal arrest or warrant.
1. A person under arrest or in custody of the sheriff, whether in prison or not as a prisoner at the bar of a court.
2. A captive one taken by an enemy in war.
3. One whose liberty is restrained, as a bird in a cage.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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