Usually means: Collateral security in Roman law.
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  6. Pignus, pignus: Dictionary.com
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  8. pignus: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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▸ noun:  (law, obsolete, Ancient Rome) A pledge or pawn.

Similar:
pignus amoris, pawn, piquet, poinyard, Picquet, pignut, pightle, pingle, pique, poinard, more...

Types:
pledge, mortgage, lien, more...

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Similar:
pignus amoris, pawn, piquet, poinyard, Picquet, pignut, pightle, pingle, pique, poinard, more...

Types:
pledge, mortgage, lien, more...



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