Pawnee

11 definitions found

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

  Pawnee \Pawn*ee"\, n. (Law)
     One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who
     takes anything in pawn.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Pawnees \Paw`nees"\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Pawnee}. (Ethnol.)
     A tribe of Indians (called also {Loups}) who formerly
     occupied the region of the Platte river, but now (1890) live
     mostly in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The term is often
     used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of
     Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also {Pani}.
     [1913 Webster] Pawner

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pawnee
       n 1: a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska
            and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
       2: the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee people

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PAWNEE. He who receives a pawn or pledge. 
       2. The rights of the pawnee are to have the exclusive possession of the 
  pawn; to use it, when it is for the advantage of the pawner, but, in such 
  case, when he makes a profit out of it, he must account for the same. 1 Car. 
  Law Rep. 8 7; 2 Murph. 
       3. The pawnee is bound to take reasonable care, of the pledge, and to 
  return it to the, pawnor, when the obligation of the latter has been 
  performed. 
       4. The pawnee has two remedies to enforce his claim; the first, to sell 
  the pawn, after having given due notice; and, secondly, by action. See. 1 
  Bouv. Inst. n. 1046, 1050. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Pawnee, IL (village, FIPS 58174)
    Location: 39.59201 N, 89.58088 W
    Population (1990): 2384 (964 housing units)
    Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Pawnee, OK (city, FIPS 57650)
    Location: 36.33507 N, 96.80115 W
    Population (1990): 2197 (1084 housing units)
    Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 74058

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Pawnee -- U.S. County in Kansas
     Population (2000):    7233
     Housing Units (2000): 3114
     Land area (2000):     754.173043 sq. miles (1953.299131 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.383023 sq. miles (0.992024 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    754.556066 sq. miles (1954.291155 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             38.175395 N, 99.207486 W
     Headwords:
      Pawnee
      Pawnee, KS
      Pawnee County
      Pawnee County, KS
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Pawnee -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    16612
     Housing Units (2000): 7464
     Land area (2000):     569.440502 sq. miles (1474.844067 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    25.430999 sq. miles (65.865983 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    594.871501 sq. miles (1540.710050 sq. km)
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             36.282565 N, 96.579448 W
     Headwords:
      Pawnee
      Pawnee, OK
      Pawnee County
      Pawnee County, OK
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Pawnee -- U.S. County in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    3087
     Housing Units (2000): 1587
     Land area (2000):     431.572022 sq. miles (1117.766357 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.377830 sq. miles (3.568564 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    432.949852 sq. miles (1121.334921 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             40.138586 N, 96.208595 W
     Headwords:
      Pawnee
      Pawnee, NE
      Pawnee County
      Pawnee County, NE
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Pawnee, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    2230
     Housing Units (2000): 1054
     Land area (2000):     2.196146 sq. miles (5.687991 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.196146 sq. miles (5.687991 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            57650
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             36.336260 N, 96.801494 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     74058
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Pawnee, OK
      Pawnee
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Pawnee, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    2647
     Housing Units (2000): 1086
     Land area (2000):     1.191788 sq. miles (3.086717 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.191788 sq. miles (3.086717 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            58174
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             39.592050 N, 89.582012 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Pawnee, IL
      Pawnee
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Pawnee, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
     Population (2000):    201
     Housing Units (2000): 93
     Land area (2000):     5.216727 sq. miles (13.511260 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5.216727 sq. miles (13.511260 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            56252
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             28.649307 N, 98.001649 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Pawnee, TX
      Pawnee