pignus amoris

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pignus amoris

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Borrowed from Latin pignus amōris.

noun pignora amoris

A gift or keepsake that is symbolic of a love relationship; a love token. Dr. Farre has within a few days presented to the College, with his portrait, a most valuable library of ancient and modern works […] I am sure I may challenge all associates to give or bequeath to it similar pignora amoris
euphemistic A love child. In 1435 he visited Scotland, and left behind him a pignus amoris which fortunately died

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@misc{pignus_amoris_2026,
  title = {pignus amoris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pignus%20amoris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}