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Dec 1, 2009
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pe•on•age



Pronunciation: (pē'u-nij), [key]
n.
1. the condition or service of a peon.
2. the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off a debt or to serve a penal sentence.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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