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Awnar, Awner, n. Also: aunar, -er (aunder), avnar; awanar, awinar; anar, aner. [ME. awener, ownere, ouner, oȝenere (1340), f. oȝenen, OE. áᵹnian, áhnian, to own, possess.]

1. An owner or possessor. (Common in 16th c.)(a) 1488 Acts II. 207.
That the … landis forsaid be deliuerit to the awnaris 1493 Ib. 233/2.
The saidis officeris sall … deliuer the samin clippit money agane to the awnar 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 302.
To rest the avnaris of the Cukow to the court 1514 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 91.
Every porcioner, or awanar of the samyn, to mak his dikis sufficient 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 400/1.
His factouris, aunaris, skipparis or marinellis of the sade schippis 1533 Bell. Livy I. 256/3.
The residew of the saidis gudis, quhilkis had na Iuste awnaris, war sald 1555 Acts II. 490/1.
Gif the awnaris lattis the ground to be vnbiggit 1572 Peebles B. Rec. 352.
Vnder the pane of warding of the awnaris of the gudis 1605 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 51.
The awnaris, proprietaris, and titularis of the salmound fischingis of this burgh 1622-6 Bisset I. 43/33.
Ane beist beand gangand waif or vyld, salbe gevin to the awnare(b) 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 309.
Quhilk bawks the awneris … tuke and put in the ground 1555 Ib. 227.
Sindry maisteris, skipparis, … and awneris of schippis 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 345.
The lawfull and trew cunȝie … to be … delyuerit agane to the awner 1578 Conv. Burghs I. 64.
The awner of the saidis [salt] pannis 1600 Ib. II. 82.
To incarcerat and waird the awneris and boitmen thairof 1606 Melrose R. Rec. I. 15.
William Rankein … just auner therof 1635 Grant Chart. 340.
That the maister of the ground … caus restore the goods to the awners c 1653 Irvine Mun. II. 253.
On blanket … quhilk was givin bake to the just aunder 1674 Melrose R. Rec. II. 377.
The … auner of the said beist(c) 1509 Rec. Earld. Orkney 83.
Paytt to the aneris … for ilk leyd or buirdyng takyne awa 1552 Reg. Privy C. I. 130.
Everie anar of the land 1584 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 208.
The aner of the said beist sall pay … ane firlott of aittis

2. A ship-owner. 1602 Conv. Burghs II. 138.
Giff ony skipper becumis … at wariance with his awneris or outtredderis 1624 Crim. Trials III. 570.
Dauid Dowie, burges and awner thair 1675 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 206.
The said skippers … to mak the first offer of the portage to the awners or fraughters that hyres them