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avania (iou)



avania noun. obsolete exc. Hist. Also avaniah. L16.
[Ult. from medieval Greek abania perh. from Arab. awan mischievous damage. Cf. Italian avania, French avanie.]
A tax (esp. an extortionate one) levied by the Turkish authorities.
avanious adjective (arch.) extortionate L17.