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pignoration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pig-no-ra-tion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of pledging or pawning.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, until compensation is made

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin pignorātio, pignerātio, derivation of pignerāre (“to pledge”), derivation of pignus, genitive pignoris, pigneris (“a pledge, a pawn”). Compare French pignoration.

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Inflected Forms

pignorations (plural)

Questions

What does pignoration mean?
The act of pledging or pawning.
Where does pignoration come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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