pawnage

[paw-nij]

noun

the act of pawning.

Origin of pawnage

First recorded in 1615–25; pawn¹ + -age

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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