pawnorn.
/ˈpɔːnə/, U.S. /ˈpɔnər/, /ˈpɑnər/ Chiefly Law.
= pawner n.
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1846 Times 25 June 7/3 The pawnee of an article was at liberty to use it, provided that he delivered it up to the pawnor not deteriorated by the use.
1853 T. I. Wharton Digest Cases Pennsylvania 211 A pawnee has no better title than the pawnor.
1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) iii. §204 The owner or pawnor who steals a pawn is suable for theft by the pawnee.
1994 Times (Nexis) 22 June A pawn or pledge involved a transfer of the possession of personal property from the pawnor to the pawnbroker by way of security.
2000 Financial Times Info. (Nexis) 24 Apr. Any pledge made by him, when acting in the normal course of business as such agent, shall be valid provided..he was not aware of the fact that the pawnor has no authority to pledge the goods.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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