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Citiner, Citinar(e, n. Also: citinere, cit(t)ener, citiener; citenare, citienar. [ME. cyttenere (c 1450), e.m.E. cytener, cittener, f. OF. citien, citein. Cf. Cietenar.] A citizen.(a) 1457 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 183.
Certane landis … belangyne our said chanceler, his kirk, ciette, and citteneris of Brechine 1469 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 416.
Willȝam Boner … citener of Sanctandro 1477 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 460.
Iohn of Burn, citiner of the cite 1488 Acta Aud. 117/2.
The citineris … has erit and brokin the erde … within the saidis landis 1505 Liber Aberbr. 356.
The deces of wmquhyll Wilyame Bonar, citiner of Sanctandrois 1535 Stewart 32837.
The citineris that war within the toun 1559 St. A. Kirk S. 5.
Robert Roger, cittiner of Sanctandrois 1570 Bk. Old Edinb. C. VI. 86.
To complene on the citiners for the sellyng of skynner geir on the ouke daye on the he streit 1571 Crim. Trials I. 22.
Mr Johnne Cokburne, citiener of Brechin 1599 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 199.
[Three] aduocattis, citineris in Auld Abirdene, … presentit ane article in wreit for the Bischop of Abirdene, … and the citineris of the Auldtowne 1606 Acts IV. 313/1.
Petir bischope of Dunkeld, and … the citineris of the towne of Dunkeld Ib.
The bischoppis of Dunkeld and citineris thairof 1641 Acts V. 584/1.
The … liberties grantit of old to the … citiners of the said citie(b) 1502 Acta Conc. MS. XII. 29 b.
Citenare of Sanctandrois 1513 Reg. Privy S. I. 377/2.
Thomas Logy, citinare of Sanctandris 1535 Stewart 3108.
Citenaris that duelt into that toun 1549 Compl. 167/16.
Quhen citinaris and induellaris of ane cite hes mort contrar vthirs 1562-3 Winȝet II. 5/4.
Gif the trew citienaris … recouncelit vnto our hie Empriour 1594 Acts IV. 83/2.
Iames Smyth and John Waluoid … citienaris of Sanctandrois