pinions

verb

Definition of pinionsnext
present tense third-person singular of pinion
as in chains
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic

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“Pinions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinions. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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