Impignoration

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impignoration \Im*pig`no*ra"tion\
     ([i^]m*p[i^]g"n[-o]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [LL. impignoratio: cf.
     F. impignoration.]
     The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.
     [Obs.] --Bailey.
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