PEONAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peonage mean? 

• PEONAGE (noun)
  The noun PEONAGE has 2 senses:

1. the condition of a peon

2. the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged

  Familiarity information: PEONAGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEONAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condition of a peon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("peonage" is a kind of...):

subjection; subjugation (forced submission to control by others)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("peonage" is a kind of...):

pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)