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noun
The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any system of involuntary servitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: practice, pattern
noun
the condition of a peon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: subjugation, subjection
History
Etymology tree English peon Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English peonage From peon + -age.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
