I. ˈpȯn, ˈpän noun
Etymology: Middle English pown, from Anglo-French peoun, paun, from Medieval Latin pedon-, pedo foot soldier, from Latin ped-, pes foot — more at foot
Date: 14th century
1. : one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank
2. : one that can be used to further the purposes of another
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English paun, from Middle French dialect (Walloon, Flanders) pan
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : something delivered to or deposited with another as security for a loan
b. : hostage
2. : the state of being pledged
3. : something used as a pledge : guaranty
4. : the act of pawning
III. transitive verb
Date: 1570
: to deposit in pledge or as security especially in exchange for money
• pawn·er ˈpȯ-nər, ˈpä- also paw·nor same or pȯ-ˈnȯr, pä- noun