see pan, the masticatory.-a man or piece of the lowest rank.-anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. see pledge, n., 1.-state of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.-a stake hazarded in a wager.-to give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch.-to pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.