Definition of Tontiners

1. tontiner [n] - See also: tontiner

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tontiners

tonsilotome
tonsilotomes
tonsilotomies
tonsilotomy
tonsils
tonsor
tonsorial
tonsors
tonsure
tonsured
tonsures
tonsuring
tontine
tontine insurance
tontiner
tontiners (current term)
tontines
tontons
tonus
tonuses
tony
too
too-careful
too-generous
too-greedy
too bad
too bad, so sad
too big for one's boots
too big for one's breeches
too big for one's britches

Literary usage of Tontiners

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rural Finance And Credit Infrastructure In China by Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2004)
"Within a tontine company, this fundamental characteristics looses most of its weight for the gathering of tontiners can be hold on ..."

2. Frey: tidskrift för vetenskap och konst (1842)
"Hon uppbar då, för de 600 livrés bon insatt, en ranta af 75,.">(M) livrés. Man finner lätt, att dessa tontiners ..."

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