English

Noun

impignoration ‎(plural impignorations)

1. (obsolete) The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.
   • 1871, An Institute of the Law of Scotland, volume 2:

     Because the special subject pledged continues the debtor's property, therefore if it perishes during the impignoration, it perishes to the debtor, according to the rule stated above, § 20.