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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pinnace \Pin"nace\, noun [F. pinasse; cf. It. pinassa, pinazza, Sp. pinaza; all from L. pinus a pine tree, anything made of pine, e.g., a ship. Cf. {Pine} a tree.]
1. (Naut.) (a) A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, {spynace} or {spyne}. (b) A man-of-war's boat.
Whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs. --Shak.
2. A procuress; a pimp. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pinnace
noun: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: {tender}, {ship's boat}, {cutter}]
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