PIGNUS

Etymology

Noun

pignus (plural pignora)

(legal, obsolete, Ancient Rome) A pledge or pawn.

Anagrams

• gins up, pungis, sign up, signup, sing up, spuing

Source: Wiktionary


Pig"nus, n.; pl. Pignora. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Law)

Definition: A pledge or pawn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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