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‖ pensum rare.|ˈpɛnsəm|
[L. pensum weight, charge, duty, in F. an ‘imposition’ at school; f. L. pendĕre to weight.]
A charge, duty, or allotted task; a school-task or lesson to be prepared; also (U.S.) a lesson or piece of work imposed as a punishment, a school ‘imposition’.
1705J. Howe Wks. (1834) 298/1 (Stanf.) Every one hath his pensum, his allotment of work and time assigned him in this world. 1880J. W. Sherer Conjuror's Daughter 91 John Dowse..worked at his daily task as a schoolboy sat down to his pensum. 1890in Cent. Dict. |