† tolner Obs.
Forms: 1 tolnere, 5 tolenar, 5–6 tollenar, 6 tollener, tolner, 7 toulner.
[OE. tolner = OFris., MLG. tolner, MDu. tolnâre, Du. tollenaar, OHG. zol(l)anâri, zolneri, MHG. zolner, Ger. zöllner:—late L. tolōneāri-us, for L. telōniārius, f. telōnium custom-house: see toll n.1]
A toll-taker, tax-gatherer, publican; = toller1 1.
| c 1050 Suppl. ælfric's Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 171/29 Telonearius, tolnere, uel tollere. 1481 Caxton Chesse Contents, Receyuers of custum and tollenars [ed. 1474 toller]. 1483 ― Gold. Leg. 125/1 Why wepest y{supu} tolenar? 1546 St. Papers Hen. VIII, XI. 199 Somme of the tolleners war comme, and somme war not. 1563–87 Foxe A. & M. (1596) 295/2 The pope of them maketh his tolners and bankers to get in his monie. a 1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhem. N.T. 89 The Toulner..asking tribute house by house. |