pone

/ˈpəʊni/US/ˈpoʊni/

pone noun: a writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.

Noun (1)

pone (plural pones)

(historical) A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
(historical) A writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.

Noun (2)

US/poʊn/

pone (countable and uncountable, plural pones)

(Southern US, historical) A baked or fried cornbread (bread made of cornmeal), often made without milk or eggs.

Noun (3)

pone (plural pones)

(US, historical) The last player to bet or play in turn.

Forms of pone

plural	pones
alternative form	pony
alternative form	poney

Origin of pone

Inherited from Middle English pone, from Anglo-Norman pone, from Late Latin pone, from Latin pōne, imperative of pōnere (“to place”).

Borrowed from Powhatan apones, appoans (“bread”), from Proto-Algonquian *apwa·n (“thing which has been baked or roasted”), whence also Abenaki abôn (“bread”).

Perhaps borrowed from Latin ponere.

Words formed from pone

cornpone

Phrases with pone

corn pone

Words that rhyme with pone

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Questions about pone

What does pone mean?: Pone means a writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
What part of speech is pone?: Pone is a noun.
How do you pronounce pone?: Pone is pronounced /ˈpəʊni/ (UK).
What is the plural of pone?: The plural of pone is pones.

Words near pone in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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