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

Words nearby pannage

panleukopenia, pan loaf, panlogism, panmixia, Panmunjom, pannage, panne, pannhas, panniculus, pannier, pannikin

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How to use pannage in a sentence

Better spelt pannage or paunage (Manwood has pawnage), as cited in Blount's Nomolexicon.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
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
We constantly find such entries as "a wood for pannage of fifty hogs."
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5|Various

Pannage is paid in the same way for the swine grazing in the woods.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff