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peonage definition

pe·on·age (pē′ə nij)

noun

  1. the condition of a peon
  2. the system by which debtors or legal prisoners are held in servitude to labor for their creditors or for persons who lease their services from the state

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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