'Pignoration' definitions:
Definition of 'Pignoration'
From: GCIDE
- Pignoration \Pig`no*ra"tion\, n. [LL. pignoratio, L. pigneratio, fr. pignerate to pledge, fr. pignus, gen. -ous and -eris, a pledge, a pawn: cf. F. pignoration.]
- 1. The act of pledging or pawning. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Civil Law) The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, till satisfaction is made. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]