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Cationar(e, Cationer, n. Also: cationair, -near; catiounar, casyoner. [Variants of Cautionare, -er.] One who becomes surety for another. 1569 Bk. Old Edinb. Club VI. 67.
James Bove, skynner … , is becumb casyoner forthe said Jhone 1565 Prot. Bk. G. Grote 68.
Cassionare and dettor for the ladye Hyrdmanstoun 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Culrach.
Mair properly it may be called a backborgh or cationer 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. 24.
Harie Thein and Mertein Dedistoun … becumis cationeris for the entrie of Magnus Mowat befoir my Lord 1606 Melrose R. Rec. I. 9.
Thae oblist tham to releife ther cationears Ib. 10.
James Unes … as cationar for Meg Young 1617–8 Misc. Spald. C. V. 140.
Adame Duff … his cationeris 1643 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 4.
The said David actit him to releive his cationer 1652 Boyd Zion's Fl. (1855) App. 23/2.
Jhon Lockhart and Mr Andrew Dalrimple … as catiounaris for him 1665 Forbes Baron Ct. 263.
Thomas Adame hes … found Duncan Adam his father cationer that [etc.] 1685 Corshill Baron Ct. 171.
In witness quhairof, wee have subscribed thir presentis … William Gray, cationer