释义 |
▪ I. ower|ˈəʊə(r)| [f. owe v. + -er1.] †1. A possessor, an owner. Obs.
c1440Promp. Parv. 375/1 (Harl. MS. 221) Owere of a schyp, or schyp-lord. 1447Rolls of Parlt. V. 139/2 The owers of the seide Catell may never come to have replevyn of them. 1637Bp. Hall Serm. at Excester 24 Aug., Wks. (1662) iii. [iv.] 95 He..will purchase with money that which the great ower of heaven gave him freely. 2. One who owes, a debtor. rare.
a1637B. Jonson Underwoods xxxiv. 1 They are not, sir, worst owers that do pay Debts when they can. ▪ II. ower obs. f. ewer2, oar, over, your. |