penhor

Meaning

1. (masculine) pledge (solemn promise)
2. (masculine) pledge (security to guarantee payment of a debt)

Concepts

pledge

lien

pawn

hock

pawnbroker

credit against pledge of chattels

warrant

earnest

forfeits

Synonyms

promessa

warrant

Translations

Pfand

penyora

pegno

empeño

gage

Kaution

warrant

promesa

Pfandschein

gatge

Verpfändung

Warrant

Unterpfand

ενέχυρο

Lombardkredit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pẽˈɲoʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pignus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese pennor, from Vulgar Latin *pignorem, from Latin pignus n (“pledge”).