détenu

noun

dé·​te·​nu

variants or détenue

¦dātᵊn¦(y)ü,

F dātnᵫ̅

plural -s

: a detained person

especially : a political prisoner in India

Word History

Etymology

French détenu (masculine), détenue (feminine), from détenu, past participle of détenir to detain, from Old French detenir

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