pignoration
noun
pig·no·ra·tion
ˌpignəˈrāshən
plural -s
1
: the act of pledging or pawning
2
: a civil-law process answering in general to common-law distraint
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin pigneration-, pigneratio, pignoration-, pignoratio, from Latin pigneratus, pignoratus (past participle of pignerare, pignorare to pledge, from pigner-, pignor-, pignus pledge, stake) + -ion-, -io -ion