, especially in war:
captive troops.
4.
kept in confinement or restraint:
captive animals.
5.
enslaved by love, beauty, etc.; captivated :
her captive beau.
6.
of or relating to a captive.
7.
managed as an affiliate or subsidiary of a corporation and operated almost exclusively for the use or needs of the parent corporation rather than independently for the general public:
a captive shop; a captive mine.