pawnage

noun

1. anything given as security, as for a debt, performance of an action, etc.; pledge; guaranty
2. a hostage
3. the state of being pledged: to put a ring in pawn
4. the act of pawning

Origin: LME paun < MFr pan, piece of cloth < L pannus, cloth (? used as medium of exchange): see pane

transitive verb

1. to give as security; put in pawn
2. to stake, wager, or risk: to pawn one's honor