pignus

[ pig-nuhs ]

noun,plural pig·no·ra

[pig-ner-uh]. /ˈpɪg nər ə/. Roman and Civil Law.

property held as security for a debt.
the contract containing such a pledge.

Origin of pignus

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<Latin: literally, pledge

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How to use pignus in a sentence

Aptius uero per utriusque pignus et sanguinem amborum negotio consuli.
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
The Roman word "pignus," which Plutarch translates by ἐνέχυρα, means a thing pawned and delivered as a security to the pawnee.
Plutarch's Lives Volume III. | Plutarch
Parvum non parv amiciti pignus—A slight pledge of no small friendship.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
ContentsContents p.4cross-reference: return to footnote of "pignus Amoris"
Byron's Poetical Works, Vol. 1 | Byron

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