captif

Borrowed from Latin captīvus. Cf. the inherited doublet chétif.

• IPA^(key): /kap.tif/

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captif (feminine captive, masculine plural captifs, feminine plural captives)

1. captive

captif m (plural captifs, feminine captive)

1. captive

• “captif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• captyf, captyfe, captive

Probably from Middle French; definitely then from Latin captīvus. Doublet of caitif.

• IPA^(key): /kapˈtiːf/, /ˈkaptif/, /kapˈtiːv(ə)/, /ˈkaptiv(ə)/

captif

1. A captive or hostage.

• captivite

• English: captive

• “captī̆f, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.

captif

1. Held captive; in slavery.

• English: captive

• “captī̆f, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.