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noun
The act of pledging or pawning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, until compensation is made
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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History
From Latin pignorātio, pignerātio, derivation of pignerāre (“to pledge”), derivation of pignus, genitive pignoris, pigneris (“a pledge, a pawn”). Compare French pignoration.
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