Bible Dictionaries
Peon
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) See Poon.
(2):
(n.) A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger.
(3):
(n.) See 2d Pawn.
(4):
(n.) A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified servitude, to work out a debt.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/peon.html. 1828.