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Pawn

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Chess:
The most
, or a
in a
. In
, each
with
;
are only forward, and
are only
or
passant.
Someone who is being
or used to some end.
The
as security for a
, or as a pledge.
An
of
something.
An
given as security on a
, or as a pledge.
A
; pawnbroker.
Alternative form of paan
A gallery.

Verb

In People:
To
; to
or wager.
To give as security on a
of money; especially, to
(something) at a
shop.
In Video games:
Alternative form of pwn
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

pawn
English
arrow
pan
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
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