0 past simple and past participle of pinion
1 to hold someone, especially by the arms, to prevent them from moving:
He was pinioned to the wall by two men while another one repeatedly punched him.
We have only just agreed to allow pinioned ducks to he used for duck fighting.
Our country would drag alongside the monetary union, pinioned to it by economic realities.
The two men were pinioned on the pavement, and the bag that one of them was carrying went flying.
These birds were tamed and, although they were not pinioned and often left the confines of the park, always returned to roost.
