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 Definitions of peonage  [ˈpi ə nɪdʒ]  

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Definition of 'peonage' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) peonage
the condition or service of a peon.

2.  peonage
the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off a debt or to serve a penal sentence.

Etymology:  (1840–50, Amer.)

Definition of 'peonage' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) peonage
the condition of a peon

2. (noun) peonage
the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged


Definition of 'peonage' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) peonage
the condition of a peon



'peonage' - Nearby Entries  

penuriousness  penury  penutian  peon  peonage  peony  peony family  



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