pignus

As nouns the difference between terms and pignus

is that terms is while pignus is (legal|obsolete|ancient rome) a pledge or pawn.

As a proper noun pinus

is .

As a noun pignus is

(legal|obsolete|ancient rome) a pledge or pawn.

As nouns the difference between pignus and pignut

is that pignus is (legal|obsolete|ancient rome) a pledge or pawn while pignut is the edible tuber of , native to western europe.

As nouns the difference between pignus and pignuts

is that pignus is a pledge or pawn while pignuts is plural of pignut.

As nouns the difference between pawn and pignus

is that pawn is (label) the most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game in chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant or pawn can be the state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge or pawn can be while pignus is (legal|obsolete|ancient rome) a pledge or pawn.

As a verb pawn

is (video games) to render one's opponent a mere pawn, especially in a real-time strategy games or pawn can be to pledge; to stake or wager.

As nouns the difference between pledge and pignus

is that pledge is a solemn promise to do something while pignus is (legal|obsolete|ancient rome) a pledge or pawn.

As a verb pledge

is to make a solemn promise (to do something).