pignoration

noun

pig·​no·​ra·​tion

ˌpignəˈrāshən

plural -s

1

: the act of pledging or pawning

2

: a civil-law process answering in general to common-law distraint

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin pigneration-, pigneratio, pignoration-, pignoratio, from Latin pigneratus, pignoratus (past participle of pignerare, pignorare to pledge, from pigner-, pignor-, pignus pledge, stake) + -ion-, -io -ion

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