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Webster 1913 Edition
Peon
Pe′on
,Noun.
[Sp.
peon
, or Pg. pe[GREEK]o
, one who travels on foot, a foot soldier, a pawn in chess. See Pawn
in chess.] 1.
A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger.
[India]
2.
A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified servitude, to work out a debt.
Webster 1828 Edition
Peon
PE'ON
,Noun.
1.
In France, a common man in chess; usually written and called pawn.Definition 2025
peon
peon
English
Noun
peon (plural peons)
- A lowly person, a peasant or serf, a labourer who is obliged to do menial work
- (figuratively) A low-ranking person.
Translations
peasant or serf
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).
Alternative forms
Noun
peon m (definite singular peonen, indefinite plural peoner, definite plural peonene)
References
- “peon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).
Alternative forms
Noun
peon m (definite singular peonen, indefinite plural peonar, definite plural peonane)
References
- “peon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.