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Old stable officer
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avener
Word definitions for avener in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Avener \Av"e*ner\, n. [OF. avenier, fr. aveine, avaine, avoine, oats, F. avoine, L. avena.] (Feud. Law) An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses. [Obs.]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An avener , or avenor , was the chief officer of the stables of a king, and the officer in charge of obtaining positions for horses belonging to the king. The Latin version of the word was avenarius , from the Latin avena , meaning " oats " or " straw ". ...