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oppignoration

oppignoration noun: the act of pawning or laying in pledge.

Noun

oppignoration (usually uncountable, plural oppignorations)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The act of pawning or laying in pledge.
    • Especially seeing there is no direct contestation used, but rather by way of oppignoration, engaging unto God our salvation, faith, rejoicing, part in His Gospel and promises, the contents, &c. if we utter an untruth.1843, The Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology

Forms of oppignoration

pluraloppignorations

Questions about oppignoration

What does oppignoration mean?
Oppignoration means the act of pawning or laying in pledge.
What part of speech is oppignoration?
Oppignoration is a noun.
What is the plural of oppignoration?
The plural of oppignoration is oppignorations.

Words near oppignoration in the dictionary

  1. oppigneration
  2. oppignorate
  3. oppignorated
  4. oppignorates
  5. oppignorating
  6. oppignoration
  7. oppignorations
  8. oppilate
  9. oppilated
  10. oppilates
  11. oppilating

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