Obs. Forms: 1 tolnere, 5 tolenar, 5–6 tollenar, 6 tollener, tolner, 7 toulner, [OE. tolner = OFris., MLG. tolner, MDu. tolnâre, Du. tollenaar, OHG. zol(l)anâri, zolneri, MHG. zolner, Ger. zöllner:—late L. tolōneāri-us, for L. telōniārius, f. telōnium custom-house: see TOLL sb.1] A toll-taker, tax-gatherer, publican; TOLLER1 1.
c. 1050. Suppl. Ælfric’s Voc., in Wr.-Wülcker, 171/29. Telonearius, tolnere, uel tollere.
1481. Caxton, Chesse, Contents, Receyuers of custum and tollenars [ed. 1474 toller]. Ibid. (1483), Gold. Leg., 125/1. Why wepest yu tolenar?
1546. St. Papers Hen. VIII., XI. 199. Somme of the tolleners war comme, and somme war not.
1563–87. Foxe, A. & M. (1596), 295/2. The pope of them maketh his tolners and bankers to get in his monie.
a. 1603. T. Cartwright, Confut. Rhem. N. T., 89. The Toulner … asking tribute house by house.
