péonage
11peonage — noun a) A system of paying back debt characterized by involuntary servitude b) Indentured servitude …
12péonage — (pé o na j ) s. m. Se dit, au Mexique, d une sorte d esclavage imposé aux indigènes, et qui résulte de ce que les propriétaires peuvent les retenir et les obliger à travailler gratuitement pour l acquit de dettes que ces travailleurs ont… …
13peonage — Synonyms and related words: abjectness, absolutism, attendance, baseness, bond service, bondage, captivity, control, debt slavery, deprivation of freedom, disenfranchisement, disfranchisement, domination, employ, employment, enslavement,… …
14Peonage — Pe|o|na|ge 〈 [ ʒə] f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 von den span. Eroberern in Mittel u. Südamerika eingeführtes System der Entlohnung, das durch Vorschüsse zur Verschuldung der Peonen führte …
15peonage — pe·on·age || pɪËÉ™nɪdÊ’ n. condition of working to repay a debt; condition of being enslaved until a debt is repaid; hard labor …
16peonage — pe·on·age …
17peonage — pe•on•age [[t]ˈpi ə nɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the condition or service of a peon 2) the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off a debt or to serve a penal sentence • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …
18peonage — /ˈpiənɪdʒ/ (say peeuhnij) noun 1. the condition or service of a peon. 2. the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off debt or (under a convict lease system) a penal sentence. Also, peonism. {peon1 + age} …
19peonage — /piyanaj/ A condition of servitude (prohibited by 13th Amendment) compelling persons to perform labor in order to pay off a debt …
20peonage — The status or condition of compulsory service based upon the indebtedness of the peon to the master. 48 Am J1st Slav § 5. The criminal offense of holding a person to service or labor in liquidation of a debt or obligation. 18 USC § 444. A… …
