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PEONAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("peonage" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The condition of a peon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("peonage" is a kind of...):
subjection; subjugation (forced submission to control by others)
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