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Webster 1913 Edition
Peon
Pe′on
,Noun.
[Sp.
peon
, or Pg. pe[GREEK]o
, one who travels on foot, a foot soldier, a pawn in chess. See Pawn
in chess.] 1.
A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger.
[India]
2.
A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified servitude, to work out a debt.
Webster 1828 Edition
Peon
PE'ON
,Noun.
1.
In France, a common man in chess; usually written and called pawn.