recaptive

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Definition of recaptive

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

(historical)A slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a slave ship and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city.

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From re- + captive?

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