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Definition of Pawnee
1. Noun. A member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma.
2. Noun. The Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee.
Definition of Pawnee
1. n. One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.
Definition of Pawnee
1. Proper noun. A near-extinct language of North America. ¹
2. Adjective. Relating to the Pawnee people or language. ¹
3. Noun. A person of Pawnee origin or descent. ¹
4. Noun. (legal) One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pawnee
1. one to whom something is pawned [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pawnee
Literary usage of Pawnee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties by Charles Joseph Kappler (1904)
"The pawnee Nation renew their assurance of friendship „^щ6",*^11,^ and for the
white men, their fidelity to the United States, and their desire ..."
2. Commentaries on the Law of Bailments: With Illustrations from the Civil and by Joseph Story, James Schouler (1878)
"Transfer by pawnee in Pledge. 325. Common Law Doctrine of Pledge by Factors, in
England. 326. ... Pledge by the pawnee, when good by the Common Law. 328. ..."
3. The Hedaya, Or Guide: A Commentary on the Mussulman Laws by ʻAlī ibn Abī Bakr] [al-Marghīnānī, Charles Hamilton (1870)
"[Fa pledged slave slav a person by misadventure, the tine of blood is in that
case chargable to the pawnee, who must defray it accordingly : —nor is he at ..."
4. Publications of the Nebraska State Historical Society by Nebraska State Historical Society (1907)
"C. 11—pawnee knife scabbard. C. 12—pawnee quiver of buffalo skin. C. 13—pawnee bow.
... C. 17—pawnee squaw dress skirt. C. 18—Pair beaded gloves. ..."
5. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1905)
"Since Miss Fletcher's visit to the pawnee, the keeper of the North -Star altar,
... This simply illustrates how important it is that the study of the pawnee ..."
6. Reports ... 2d Series by International Labour Office, United States Tariff Commission (1915)
"The Labette and pawnee members and the overlying Pleasanton formation were all
... 3 pawnee limestone member.—Swallow first used this name in 18664, ..."
7. A Supplement to A Guide to Manuscripts Relating to the American Indian in by Daythal Kendall, John F. Freeman (1982)
"pawnee texts; nd 1 reel of tape. Recording No. 67. Texts in the South Band and
Skiri dialects. Informants: Harry Cummings, Sam Allen, and Phillip Jim. ..."
8. Institutes of American Law by John Bouvier (1854)
"Of the pawnee's right to use the pledge. 1046. In virtue of the pawn, the pawnee
... (c) While the pawn is in his possession, the pawnee may use it, ..."
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