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† Turoneis, Turoneys, n. and a. Obs.
[ad. med.L. Turonensis (f. Turonēs, later Turonī, Turoniī, a people of ancient Gaul, whence Tours on the Loire took its name), with ending assimilated to OF. torneis (F. tournois Tournois a.).]
a. n. pl. The people or citizens of Tours.
b. adj. Of or pertaining to Tours; = Tournois.
The sing. form Turoney employed by Trevisa is irregular. Both Trevisa and the anonymous translator of Higden also employ the Latin ending -ens(e.
1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VI. 259 He sette and pighte a lettre of gold of þe wight of an hondred pound of Turoneys [v. rr. Turoneyes, -eies]. Ibid., He schal not spende at his comencement passynge þre þowsand of grootes turonens [v.r. turoneies]. Þe groot turoney is somwhat lasse worþy þan an Englische groote, ffor..I have i-fonge in chaunge enlevene grotes turoneys for a duket... But þere is double manere of money of turoneis [v.r. turoneies], more and lasse [etc.]. |