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Webster 1913 Edition


Pignoration

Pigˊno-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[LL.
pignoratio
, L.
pigneratio
, fr.
pignerate
to pledge, fr.
pignus
, gen.
-ous
and
-eris
, a pledge, a pawn: cf. F.
pignoration
.]
1.
The act of pledging or pawning.
2.
(Civil Law)
The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, till satisfaction is made.
Burrill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pignoration

PIGNORA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. pignero, to pledge.] The act of pledging or pawning.