English Explanatory Dictionary

pignoration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pignoration pignorations

Etymology

From Latin pignorātio, pignerātio, derivation of pignerāre (“to pledge”), derivation of pignus, genitive pignoris, pigneris (“a pledge, a pawn”). Compare French pignoration.

Translations

Spanish: pignoración
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