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See also:peónandpéon

English

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Etymology

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From a combination ofMiddle Frenchpion,peon andSpanishpeón, both fromLate Latinpedōnem(pedestrian).Doublet ofpawn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peon (pluralpeonsorpeones)

  1. Alowlyperson; apeasant orserf; alabourer who isobliged to domenialwork.
  2. (figurative) Aperson oflowrank orimportance.
  3. (India, historical) Amessenger,foot soldier, ornativepoliceman.

Related terms

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Translations

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peasant or serf

References

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  1. ^peon,n.1.”, inOED OnlinePaid subscription required, Oxford:Oxford University Press, September 2005.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From HellenisticAncient Greekπαιωνία(paiōnía), fromAncient GreekΠαιών(Paiṓn,Paean, physician of the gods)/παιών(paiṓn,a physician).

Noun

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peon m (definite singularpeonen,indefinite pluralpeoner,definite pluralpeonene)

  1. apeony(genusPaeonia)

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From HellenisticAncient Greekπαιωνία(paiōnía), fromAncient GreekΠαιών(Paiṓn,Paean, physician of the gods)/παιών(paiṓn,a physician).

Noun

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peon m (definite singularpeonen,indefinite pluralpeonar,definite pluralpeonane)

  1. apeony(genusPaeonia)

References

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited fromLate Latinpedōnem(pedestrian).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peonoblique singularm (oblique pluralpeons,nominative singularpeons,nominative pluralpeon)

  1. one who goes on foot; pedestrian
    (military) infantryman
    (chess) pawn

Descendants

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References

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromSpanishpeón, fromLate Latinpedō.

Noun

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peon pers

  1. (agriculture, historical)peon(lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work)
Declension
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Declension ofpeon
singularplural
nominativepeonpeoni/peony (deprecative)
genitivepeonapeonów
dativepeonowipeonom
accusativepeonapeonów
instrumentalpeonempeonami
locativepeoniepeonach
vocativepeoniepeoni
Derived terms
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noun

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing fromAncient Greekπαιών(paiṓn).

Noun

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peon inan

  1. (poetry)paeon(foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable)
Declension
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Declension ofpeon
singularplural
nominativepeonpeony
genitivepeonupeonów
dativepeonowipeonom
accusativepeonpeony
instrumentalpeonempeonami
locativepeoniepeonach
vocativepeoniepeony
Derived terms
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adjective

Further reading

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  • peon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchpéon orSpanishpeon.

Noun

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peon m (pluralpeoni)

  1. peon

Declension

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Declension ofpeon
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativepeonpeonulpeonipeonii
genitive-dativepeonpeonuluipeonipeonilor
vocativepeonulepeonilor

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromSpanishpeón, fromLate Latinpedōnem(pedestrian), fromLatinped-(foot).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peón (Baybayin spellingᜉᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. peon
  2. (chess)pawn

Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Tagalog · mgapiyesa saahedres(layout ·text)
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harireynatoreobispo/alpilkabayopeon

Further reading

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  • peon”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018
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