1. A person who is bankrupt or insolvent; a debtor unable to pay.
Usage: archaic; chiefly Scottish

Examples

• The dyvour was unable to settle his debts and faced legal consequences.
• In medieval Scotland, a dyvour might be imprisoned until his obligations were met.
• The merchant declared himself a dyvour after his ships were lost at sea.
• Local creditors pursued the dyvour through the courts.
• He lived as a dyvour, stripped of his property and reputation.