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pignus

[ pig-nuhs ]

noun

, Roman and Civil Law.
, plural pig·no·ra [pig, -ner-, uh].
  1. property held as security for a debt.
  2. the contract containing such a pledge.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pignus1

< Latin: literally, pledge
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Example Sentences

Aptius uero per utriusque pignus et sanguinem amborum negotio consuli.

The Roman word "pignus," which Plutarch translates by ἐνέχυρα, means a thing pawned and delivered as a security to the pawnee.

Parvum non parv amiciti pignus—A slight pledge of no small friendship.

ContentsContents p.4cross-reference: return to footnote of "Pignus Amoris"

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