Pawnee vs. Pawner — What's the Difference?

A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the Platte River valley in south-central Nebraska and northern Kansas, with a present-day population in north-central Oklahoma. The Pawnee comprised a confederation of four relatively independent tribes living in permanent villages.

Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty.

The Caddoan language of the Pawnee.

The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan

(legal) One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.

A person serving as security; a hostage.

One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.

The act of pawning.

A member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma

To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed.

The Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee people

To risk; hazard

One who pawns an item.

One who pawns or pledges anything as security for the payment of borrowed money or of a debt.