Obs. Anglicized form of AVANIA; cf. F. avanie.
1676. Teonge, Diary (1825), 761. Arrayd least an aveny (fine) should have been layd on them.
1682. Wheler, Journ. Greece, IV. 298. One runs the risque of having the Barque burned; and an Aveny set upon you besides.
1682. Luttrell, Brief Rel. (1857), I. 177. The Turks … lay greater avenies [printed avenue’s] on that trade than ever.
