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Definition: AVENER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Avener" is a common misspelling or typo for: avenger, havener, ravener.

Date "Avener" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Avener \Av"e*ner\, noun. [Old French expression avenier, from aveine, avaine, avoine, oats, French avoine, from Latin expression avena.]. (references)


Extended Definition: AVENER

Avener

An avener, or avenor, was an officer of the stables under the Master of the Horse, whose duties included swearing in all the officers belong to the stables, making up the accounts of the stables, and issuing debentures for paying the officers and servant. The avener also provided oats for the stables.

The term is also used for a certain position under nobility, such as the avenor of the king, of the prince, etc.

References

  • This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]

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