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peonism

peonism noun: peonage.

Noun

peonism (uncountable)

  1. peonage
    • March 7 1850, Daniel Webster, speech delivered in the Senate
      I understand that peonism, a sort of penal servitude, exists there, or rather a sort of voluntary sale of a man and his offspring for debt

Origin of peonism

From peon + -ism.

Questions about peonism

What does peonism mean?
Peonism means peonage.
What part of speech is peonism?
Peonism is a noun.

Words near peonism in the dictionary

  1. peonidins
  2. peonies
  3. peoniflorin
  4. peonin
  5. peonine
  6. peonism
  7. peonization
  8. peonize
  9. peonized
  10. peonizes
  11. peonizing

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