pawnee

word

Definition

'Pawnee' has two main meanings: (1) In law, a pawnee is a person who receives an item as security for a loan (the lender); (2) Pawnee also refers to a Native American people originally from the central United States.

Usage & Nuances

Formal/legal when referring to the lender-in-possession (rare in everyday speech); capitalized when referencing the Pawnee people. Do not confuse 'pawnee' (lender) with 'pawnor' (the one who gives the pledge). As a tribal name, always capitalized and often used with 'the'. Context is key to meaning.

Spanish: pignorante (legal) - Pawnee (tribu nativa americana)Portuguese (BR): pignoratário (legal) - Pawnee (tribo nativa americana)Portuguese (PT): pignoratário (jurídico) - Pawnee (tribo nativa americana)Chinese (Simplified): 受质权人（法律）- 波尼族（美洲原住民部落）Chinese (Traditional): 受質權人（法律）- 波尼族（美洲原住民部落）Hindi: पॉनी (कानून—गिरवी लेने वाला)—पॉनी (अमेरिकन आदिवासी जनजाति)Arabic: مرتهن (قانوناً) - باوني (قبيلة أمريكية أصلية)Bengali: পনগ্রাহী (আইনী) - পনি (পাওনি) জাতি (স্থানীয় আমেরিকান)Russian: залогодержатель (юрид.) - пауни (индейский народ)Japanese: 質権受取人（法律用語） - ポーニー族（アメリカ先住民）Vietnamese: người nhận cầm cố (pháp lý) - người Pawnee (thổ dân Mỹ)Korean: 질권자(법률) - 포니족(미국 원주민)Turkish: rehin alan (hukuki) - Pawnee (Kızılderili kabilesi)Urdu: رہن لینے والا (قانونی) - پاونی قبیلہ (ریڈ انڈین)Indonesian: penerima gadai (hukum) - Suku Pawnee (penduduk asli Amerika)

Example Sentences

The Pawnee were skilled farmers and hunters.

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A pawnee must take care of the item until the loan is repaid.

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Many museums display artifacts made by the Pawnee.

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As a pawnee in the contract, she was responsible for the jewelry's safety.

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I've read a lot about the Pawnee and their traditions.

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The bank acted as a pawnee when it held the title to my car as security.

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