pannage
/ (ˈpænɪdʒ) /
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noun archaic
pasturage for pigs, esp in a forest
the right to pasture pigs in a forest
payment for this
acorns, beech mast, etc, on which pigs feed
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Word Origin for pannage
C13: from Old French pasnage, ultimately from Latin pastion-, pastiō feeding, from pascere to feed
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