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From: Bob Leahy <>
Subject: Penns
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 12:48:39 -0500


Hi --

I have run across the term "penn" (or "pen") in Jamaican documents. It
seems to mean a plot of land, smaller than an estate, but larger than a
villa. The dictionary definition is "an enclosure".

Can someone enlighten me as to the Jamaican defintion of the word, and
perhaps its origin?

Thank you.


Bob

Easton, Maryland

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