Definition
A person who is hanged; an archaic or rare term for someone sentenced to death by hanging.
Etymology
From 'hang' plus the suffix '-ee' (one who receives an action), following the pattern of 'employee,' 'devotee,' etc. Rarely used in modern English, appearing in older legal or historical texts.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ee' creates a stark passive voice—'hangee' emphasizes the person as the victim receiving the action of hanging, which is why it appears in serious historical records discussing executions, highlighting the brutal passivity of the condemned.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ঝুলন্ত
jhol-tan-t
CSČeština
věšený
veh-sheh-nee
DADansk
hængende
hän-gen-deh
ELΕλληνικά
κρεμασμένος
kre-mas-men-os
ESEspañol
colgado
kol-gah-doh
FAفارسی
آویزان
ah-vee-zan
FRFrançais
accroché
ak-roh-sheh
IDBahasa Indonesia
gantung
gun-tung
ITItaliano
appeso
ah-peh-soh
MSBahasa Melayu
gantung
gun-tung
NLNederlands
hangen
han-ghen
NONorsk
hengende
hen-gen-deh
PLPolski
zawieszony
zhah-vee-e-shon-ee
PTPortuguês
pendente
pen-den-teh
RORomână
agățat
ah-gah-tahht
RUРусский
повешен
pa-ve-shen
SVSvenska
hängande
hän-gan-deh
TAதமிழ்
சுரண்டிய
su-ran-diy
TLTL
nakakabit
na-ka-ka-bit
TRTürkçe
askıda
ask-ee-dah
UKУкраїнська
підвішений
pid-vee-sheh-nyy
URاردو
لٹکا ہوا
lat-kah hoo-ah
VITiếng Việt
treo
tray-oh