pannage

/ (ˈpænɪdʒ) /

noun archaic

pasturage for pigs, esp in a forest
the right to pasture pigs in a forest
payment for this
acorns, beech mast, etc, on which pigs feed

Word Origin for pannage

C13: from Old French pasnage, ultimately from Latin pastion-, pastiō feeding, from pascere to feed

Words nearby pannage

panmictic, panmixia, panmunjom, panmyelophthisis, panmyelosis, pannage, panne, panner's disease, pannhas, pannicular hernia, panniculectomy

Example sentences from the Web for pannage

  • The pannage pig or the grass swine, which the villeins give in return for mast and herbage, is often mentioned.

    Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland

  • He must pay toll to the bishop when he buys and sells; he must pay tace, apparently the pannage of a later time, for his pigs.

    Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland

  • We constantly find such entries as "a wood for pannage of fifty hogs."

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 |Various

  • Pannage is paid in the same way for the swine grazing in the woods.

    Villainage in England |Paul Vinogradoff