| pannage | The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns, etc.; called also pawns. A tax paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods. Origin: OF. Pasnage, LL. Pasnadium, pastinaticum, fr. Pastionare to feed on mast, as swine, fr. L. Pastio a pasturing, grazing. See Pastor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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