Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. · A person of low rank or importance. · A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman.
From a combination of Middle French pion, peon and Spanish peón, both from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”). Doublet of pawn.
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