peonism

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noun

peonage

“March 7 1850, Daniel Webster, speech delivered in the Senate I understand that peonism, a sort of penal servitude, exists there, or rather a sort of voluntary sale of a man and his offspring for debt”

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Meanings

nounpeonism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepeonage

    March 7 1850, Daniel Webster, speech delivered in the Senate I understand that peonism, a sort of penal servitude, exists there, or rather a sort of voluntary sale of a man and his offspring for debt

Origin

From peon + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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