noun Date: 1847 1. the use of laborers bound in servitude because of debt, a system of convict labor by which convicts are leased to contractors, the condition of a peon
PEONAGE
Meaning of PEONAGE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012