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From a combination of Middle French pion, peon and Spanish peón, both from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”). Doublet of pawn.

peon (plural peons or peones)

  1. A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
  2. (figurative) A person of low rank or importance.
  3. (India, historical) A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman.

peasant or serf

  1. ^ “peon, n.1.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2005.

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

peon m (definite singular peonen, indefinite plural peoner, definite plural peonene)

  1. a peony (genus Paeonia)

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

peon m (definite singular peonen, indefinite plural peonar, definite plural peonane)

  1. a peony (genus Paeonia)

Inherited from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”).

peon oblique singular, m (oblique plural peons, nominative singular peons, nominative plural **peon)

  1. one who goes on foot; pedestrian
    (military) infantryman
    (chess) pawn

Borrowed from Spanish peón, from Late Latin pedō.

peon m pers

  1. (agriculture, historical) peon (lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παιών (paiṓn).

peon m inan

  1. (poetry) paeon (foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable)

Borrowed from French péon or Spanish peón.

peon m (plural peoni)

  1. peon

Borrowed from Spanish peón, from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”), from Latin ped- (“foot”).

peón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. peon
  2. (chess) pawn
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