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Webster 1913 Edition
Pannage
Pan′nage
,Noun.
[OF.
pasnage
, LL. pasnadium
, pastinaticum
, fr. pastionare
to feed on mast, as swine, fr. L. pastio
a pasturing, grazing. See Pastor
.] (O. Eng. Law)
(a)
The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns, etc.; – called also
pawns
. (b)
A tax paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pannage
PAN'NAGE
,Noun.