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pan·nage \ˈpanij\ noun or pan·age (-s) Etymology: Middle English pannage, from Anglo-French pannage, pasnage, from Old French paasnaige, from Medieval Latin pasnagium, pannagium, alteration of pastionaticum payment for pannage, from Latin pastion-, pastio feeding, grazing (from pastus — past participle of pascere to pasture, feed, graze — + -ion-, -io -ion) + -aticum -age — more at food 1. a. : the act of pasturing swine in a wood or forest (as in medieval England) b. : the legal right or privilege of such pasturing c. : the charge or payment made for this privilege 2. : food (as acorns, beechnuts) for swine in a forest |