pannage

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

Word Origin for pannage

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

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Examples from the Web for pannage

Historical Examples of pannage

Pannage is paid in the same way for the swine grazing in the woods.
Villainage in England
Paul Vinogradoff
We constantly find such entries as "a wood for pannage of fifty hogs."
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5
Various
The pannage pig or the grass swine, which the villeins give in return for mast and herbage, is often mentioned.
Domesday Book and Beyond
Frederic William Maitland
He must pay toll to the bishop when he buys and sells; he must pay tace, apparently the pannage of a later time, for his pigs.
Domesday Book and Beyond
Frederic William Maitland