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pannage [ˈpænɪdʒ] n Archaic 1. (Historical Terms) pasturage for pigs, esp in a forest 2. (Historical Terms) the right to pasture pigs in a forest 3. (Historical Terms) payment for this 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) acorns, beech mast, etc., on which pigs feed [from Old French pasnage, ultimately from Latin pastion-, pastiō feeding, from pascere to feed] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The importance of the family had thus dwindled, but they still retained the old Saxon manor-house, with a couple of farms and a grove large enough to afford pannage to a hundred pigs--"sylva de centum porcis," as the old family parchments describe it. |
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