The Pawne

The Pawne
   In the Royal Exchange (S. 194).
   A corridor or pawn above the cloister. A covered walk on the south side of the Exchange.
   Word derived from Dutch "pandt," originally meaning a covered cloister and now used for a store or shop. There was a Pawne or Exchange at Durham House, Strand, 1008 (Kingsford's Stow, II. 303).

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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