Associations to the word «Peonage»
Noun
- Servitude
- Bondage
- Debt
- Slavery
- Peasantry
- Trafficking
- Labor
- Serf
- Convict
- Abolition
- Negroes
- Statute
- Laborer
- Planter
- Racism
- Amendment
- Segregation
- Plantation
- Emancipation
- Exploitation
- Alabama
- Lumber
- Reconstruction
- Mobility
- Fraud
- Bailey
- Worker
- Discrimination
- African
- Legislation
- Peasant
- Mexico
- Wage
- Anti
- Employer
- Enforcement
- System
- Crop
- Farmer
- South
- Law
- Act
- Person
- Victim
- Protest
- Contract
- Condition
- Territory
- Gang
- Reform
- Black
- Case
- American
- Liberty
- Violence
- Pennsylvania
- Southern
- Sugar
- Poverty
- Indian
- Form
- Labour
- Economy
- Of
- Revolution
- Court
Adjective
Wiktionary
PEONAGE, noun. The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any system of involuntary servitude.
Dictionary definition
PEONAGE, noun. The condition of a peon.
PEONAGE, noun. The practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged.
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