péonage
1peonage — pe·on·age / pē ə nij/ n: labor in a condition of servitude to extinguish a debt the holding of any person to service or labor under the system known as peonage is abolished and forever prohibited U.S. Code Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …
2PÉONAGE — À l’origine, le péon est le travailleur agricole, non propriétaire, qui n’a que la force de ses bras pour vivre. Au XIXe siècle, quand s’est posé en Amérique latine le problème de la main d’œuvre agricole, une pratique nouvelle est apparue et a… …
3Peonage — Pe on*age, n. The condition of a peon. [1913 Webster] …
4Péonage — (franz., spr. āsche, v. span. peón, Tagelöhner), ein die Stelle der Sklaverei vertretendes Lohnsystem, besonders in Mexiko und New Mexico …
5peonage — 1850, from PEON (Cf. peon) + AGE (Cf. age) …
6peonage — [pē′ə nij] n. 1. the condition of a peon 2. the system by which debtors or legal prisoners are held in servitude to labor for their creditors or for persons who lease their services from the state …
7peonage — /pee euh nij/, 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. [1840 50, Amer.; PEON1 + AGE] * * * Form of involuntary servitude,… …
8Peonage — Pe|o|na|ge 〈[ ʒə] f. 19; unz.〉 von den span. Eroberern in Mittel u. Südamerika eingeführtes System der Entlohnung, das durch Lohnvorschüsse zur Verschuldung der Peonen führte * * * Pe|o|na|ge [peo na:ʒə, engl.: pi:ənɪdʒ], die; [engl. peonage]… …
9Peonage — Pe|o|na|ge [peo na:ʒə, engl. pi:ənidʒ] die; <aus gleichbed. amerik. peonage zu span. peón, vgl. ↑Peon> (hist.) Lohnsystem (bes. in Mexiko), das zur Verschuldung der Peonen führte …
10peonage — noun Date: 1847 1. a. the use of laborers bound in servitude because of debt b. a system of convict labor by which convicts are leased to contractors 2. the condition of a peon …