PAWN (3)

Pawn, n. [[OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.]] 1. 1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.
As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without use [i.e., interest]. Bacon. 2. 2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.
Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown. Shak. As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness. Donne. 3. 3. A stake hazarded in a wager.
My life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies. Shak. In pawn, At pawn, in the state of being pledged. “Sweet wife, my honor is at pawn.” Shak. — Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged.