Dictionary

pone en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• pōʹnē (US)
• /ˈpoʊni/ (US)
• /ˈpəʊni/ (UK)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pone, from Anglo-Norman pone, from Late Latin pone, from Latin pōne, imperative of pōnere (“to place”).

Meanings

1. (historical) A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
2. (historical) A writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.

Forms

pone en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /poʊn/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Powhatan apones, appoans (“bread”), from Proto-Algonquian *apwa·n (“thing which has been baked or roasted”), whence also Abenaki abôn (“bread”).

Meanings

1. (Southern-US, countable, historical, uncountable) A baked or fried cornbread (bread made of cornmeal), often made without milk or eggs.

Forms

Deriveds

cornpone

Relateds

hominy grits

pone en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• pōʹnē (US)
• /ˈpoʊni/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpəʊni/ (UK)

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Latin ponere.

Meanings

1. (US, historical) The last player to bet or play in turn.

Forms