Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pawns"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pannage \Pan"nage\, n. [OF. pasnage, LL. pasnadium,
pastinaticum, fr. pastionare to feed on mast, as swine, fr.
L. pastio a pasturing, grazing. See {Pastor}.] (O. Eng. Law)
(a) The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns,
etc.; -- called also {pawns}.
(b) A tax paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the
woods.
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