Definition: Meaning of, Hale, Nathan in English to English dictionary.
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(1755-76) a US soldier who was caught by the British and hanged for being a SPY (= someone whose job is to find out secret information about an enemy) during the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR . He is known for saying, before he was hanged, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country".