panyar

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verb

To seize and hold (a person) until the repayment of a debt or resolution of a dispute, common along the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Meanings

verbpanyar (third-person singular simple present panyars, present participle panyarring, simple past and past participle panyarred)

present singular third person panyars · participle present panyarring · participle past panyarred · past panyarred

  1. historicaltransitiveTo seize and hold (a person) until the repayment of a debt or resolution of a dispute, common along the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pranaypanary
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APA

panyar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panyar

MLA

“panyar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panyar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panyar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panyar.

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