pawne
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]pawne (plural pawnes)
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]pawne
- Alternative form of pown
- 1474, Caxton, Game and Playe of the Chesse[1]:
- For as moche as the Noble persone canne not rewle ne gouerne with oute y'e seruyce and werke of the peple/ than hit behoueth to deuyse the oeuurages and the offices of the werkemen/ Than I shall begynne fyrst at the fyrst pawne/ that is in the playe of the chesse/
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