n. 1 Chess a piece of the smallest size and value. 2 a person used by others for their own purposes.
[ ME f. AF poun, OF peon f. med.L pedo -onis foot-soldier f. L pes pedis foot: cf. PEON ]
n. 1 Chess a piece of the smallest size and value. 2 a person used by others for their own purposes.
[ ME f. AF poun, OF peon f. med.L pedo -onis foot-soldier f. L pes pedis foot: cf. PEON ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012