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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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