Peonage

What do we mean by peonage?

The condition of being a peon. noun

A system by which debtors are bound in servitude to their creditors until their debts are paid. noun

A form of servitude existing in Spanish America. It prevailed especially in Mexico. noun

The holding, by illegal methods, of free negroes or whites in a condition of semi-slavery, specifically in the southern part of the United States: also applied to the abuse of the convict lease system in the South. noun

In India, service or employment of peons as messengers, etc. noun

The condition of a peon. noun

The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any system of involuntary servitude. noun

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

The condition of a peon noun

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Words that are spelled similarly to peonage:
peonage, pennage.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word peonage:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe peonage:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective peonage:
system, cases, laws, case, contractions, law, hidalgos, conditions, files, complaint.

Words that sound like peonage:
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