pannage

/ ˈpænɪdʒ /

noun

1. pasturage for pigs, esp in a forest

2. the right to pasture pigs in a forest

3. payment for this

4. acorns, beech mast, etc, on which pigs feed

Word History and Origins

Origin of pannage¹

C13: from Old French pasnage, ultimately from Latin pastion-, pastiō feeding, from pascere to feed

Example Sentences

I learned, via a short stroll from the history of warrens, about pannage, the practice of releasing domestic pigs into a forest.

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Pannage duty from the swine, 10s.

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Pannage, pan′āj, n. food picked up by swine in the woods, mast; also the right to this.

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In 1213 King John granted the manor to the men of the town at a fee-farm of �120 yearly, and confirmation charters were granted by several succeeding kings, Richard II. in 1391-1392 adding exemption from toll, pannage, &c.

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The right of feeding hogs in woods, called pannage, formed, some centuries ago, one of the most valuable kinds of property.

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