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impawn

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[im-pawn] / ɪmˈpɔn /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.
  1. to put in pawn; pledge.


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Etymology

Origin of impawn

First recorded in 1590–1600; im- 1 + pawn 1

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Therefore take heed how you impawn our person,9 How you awake the sleeping sword of war: We charge you, in the name of Heaven, take heed: Under this conjuration, speak, my lord.

From King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre by Kean, Charles John

Therefore take heed how you impawn our person, How you awake our sleeping sword of war.

From King Henry V by Shakespeare, William

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