pawn
1. pawn \'po.n, 'pa:n\ n [ME paun, modif. of MF pan] 1a: something
delivered to or deposited with another as security for a loan 1b: HOSTAGE
2: the state of being pledged 3: something used as a pledge : GUARANTY 4:
the act of pawning
2. pawn or paw.nor \'po.-n*r, 'pa:n-*r\ \same or po.-'no.(*)r, pa:-\ vt :
to deposit in pledge or as security : STAKE - paw.ner n
3. pawn n [ME pown, fr. MF poon, fr. ML pedon-, pedo foot soldier], fr. LL,
one with broad feet, fr. L ped-, pes foot - more at FOOT 1: one of the 16
chessmen of least value having the power to move only one square forward
at a time or at option two on its first move and to capture an enemy only
on either of the two squares diagonally forward 2: one that can be used to
further the purposes of another