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Tournais, -ays, Towrnayis, Turnois, -oys, adj. (n.) [ME and e.m.E. tourneys (14th c.), Turneis (1475), tornois (1523), F. Tournois.] a. adj. Of money: Minted at Tours. b. noun. A coin minted at Tours. —a. c1420 Wynt. vi 241.
He thai abbays fowndyt had, Worthe ane hundyr pownd Towrnayis [C. tournays] 1566 Edinb. B. Deeds MS 222b.
The soume of aucht hundreth frankis Tournais Frenche money —b. 1539 Treas. Acc. VII 49.
For the change of xx^m frs. furtht of S[cottis] liartis and turnois j^c crouns, wortht ij^cxxv frs. 1639 Household Bk. M. Stewart 38.
To Domine Wallace att my laidies owne directive, besyde the money sent him before, in respect it was not given him before the turnoys were cryed downe, 8 sh.