Pignoration

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of pledging or pawning. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, until compensation is made countable, uncountable

Etymology

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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