| 单词 |
panyar |
| 释义 |
▪ I. ‖ panyar, v. W. Afr.|pəˈnjɑː(r)|
[ad. Pg. penhorar to distrain, seize as a pledge or security (cf. penhor pawn):—L. pignorāre, -erāre to pledge, in med.L. to take in pledge, to plunder, invade an enemy's lands (Du Cange).]
trans. To seize as a guarantee or security; hence, a euphemism for To seize as plunder, to raid, steal, esp. to kidnap (natives as slaves).
1735J. Atkins Guinea 53 Panyarring is a term for man⁓stealing along the whole coast; here it's used also, for stealing anything else. 1744W. Smith Voy. Guinea 99 To panyar is to kidnap, or steal men. 1853Cruickshank 18 Yrs. on Gold Coast I. ii. 35 The words palaver and panyar..are in very frequent use upon the Gold Coast... The latter is used to express the forcible seizure of a person or property, to obtain redress or restitution. Ibid. v. 98 He threw the guns over the batteries, and released a number of Cape Coast prisoners, who had been panyarred by the Dutch at Appam.
▪ II. panyar, -yard, -yer(e, -yerd, -yȝer, -yell
obs. ff. pannier. |
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