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==Etymology==
− Middle English ponde is a variant of [[pound]], an enclosed place,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) a sense that pound still has in dialect.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) The form appears earlier in pundpani, pond-penny (1248), a levy for the upkeep of ponds,^(Barnhart 1988) and in surnames from about 1200.^(Etymonline)
+ [[enm|ponde]] is a variant of [[pound]], an enclosed place,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) a sense that pound still has in dialect.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) The form appears earlier in pundpani, pond-penny (1248), a levy for the upkeep of ponds,^(Barnhart 1988) and in surnames from about 1200.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==