Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of pawning or pledging; transfer of possession or dominion as security for the performance of an obligation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.

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  • noun obsolete The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.

Etymologies

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Latin impignoratio: compare French impignoration.

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