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Annuel, Annuell, n. Also: annuelle, -ele, anuelle, anueill, anvel(l, anwel, anwell(e, anewel. [ME. annuel (1382), OF. annuel, L. annuāle.]

l. = Annual n. 1433 G. McGregor Hist. Glasgow (1881) 62.
Ressavand nan annuell of the sad plase 1472 Edinb. Chart. 134.
Thaim that has landis, annuellis, or possessionis wythin it 1498 Dunferm. B. Rec. 79.
The saidis personis deponit … that the said gronde ves onstrenyeable for the anuelle 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 408/1.
The gyft of all landis, annuellis, fyschingis, possessiouns and gudis … quhilkis pertenit to [etc.] 1561 Reg. Privy C. I. 202.
All annuellis, males, and dewiteis within fre burrowis 1590 Fraser P. 153.
It is the dayle custum that ane may gif anuell out of his landis 1622-6 Bisset I. 273/26.
Reduction of annuellis and wedsettis(b) 1444–5 Peebles B. Rec. 12.
[He sal] gader in the malys and the anwellis to hald up the howsis tharwith 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 5.
Thir witnes prowand it waist and nocht to strenye for the anwell 1509 Liber Coll. Glasg. 208.
Anwelle out of ane tenement anent the Pedagoge to the Blak Freiris 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 127.
To the Blakfrieris for thair annwell 1598 Rec. Marischal Coll. I. 101.
Alledging he might haive gottin … a discharge of the whole anvel from my lord Marschal 1637 Grant Chart. 230.
Awand … ane thowsand and fyftie punds … with certane bygaine anvellis

b. Of annuel: see Annual n. b. 1397 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 166.
[He] sall gif the sexteyn ponde of anwell ovte of the landys … yeir be yeir 1459 Peebles B. Rec. 134.
Sir Adem Fosster … sayde that iiij s. of anwell was the Rudis and nocht our Ladis 1473–4 Treas. Acc. I. 2.
Componit with David Blare … for the confirmacione of ten pundis worth of annuell made be Dauid Fortinghame 1501 Lanark B. Rec. .
ij s. of anwel yerly awcht tyll our Lade in the paroch kyrk 1550 Peebles B. Rec. 204.
Robert Hesilhop … iij s. of annuell in the yeir

2. Interest on money. 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. 21.
The thesaurer was content … to borrow the sowme of twa hunder mark upoun annuel Ib. 21.
[The council] fynds it expedient … that the guid toun imploy the samyn upon annuel at ten of the hunder 1626 Conv. Burghs. III. 218.
Persones that hes … money furth vpone annuell 1644 Acts VI. 65/1.
Ane yeere and quarteris anwell of the said soume Ib. 65/2.
The foresaid … condition of anwell paying