Release. — Literally, rest. The word only occurs here: it may refer either to a release from tribute or from military service, probably the former. Either, however, would have been consistent with Persian usage. (See Herod, iii. 67, 6:59.)
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Esther 2:18
18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a released to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.