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pignorative

pignorative adjective: pledging; pawning.

Adjective

pignorative (not comparable)

  1. (dated) pledging; pawning
    • pignorative contract
    • pignorative loan

Origin of pignorative

Compare French pignoratif.

Questions about pignorative

What does pignorative mean?
Pignorative means pledging; pawning.
What part of speech is pignorative?
Pignorative is an adjective.

Words near pignorative in the dictionary

  1. pignorates
  2. pignorating
  3. pignoration
  4. pignorations
  5. pignoratitious
  6. pignorative
  7. pignose turtle
  8. pignose turtles
  9. pignus amoris
  10. pignut
  11. pignuts

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