PEONAGE


Meaning of PEONAGE in English

/pee"euh nij/ , n.

1. the condition or service of a peon.

2. the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off a debt or to serve a penal sentence.

[ 1840-50, Amer.; PEON 1 + -AGE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .