† ˈcunyour Sc. Obs.
[a. OF. coignour, quoingneur coiner of money.]
= coiner 1.
| 1455 Sc. Acts Jas. II, §59 (1597) That the cuinȝioures..nouther cuinȝie Demy..nor ȝit sex-penny-groates. 1469 Sc. Acts Jas. III, §40 (1597) Black money, stricken and prented be his Cuinzieoures. 1500–20 Dunbar Demonstr. to King 11 Cunȝours, Carvouris, & Carpentaris. |