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▪ I. avower1 (əˈvaʊə(r)) [f. avow v.1 + -er1.] One who avows.1623 Bp. Hall Serm. Chapell Earle Exceter (1627) 526 Set out by the stile of the Promiser and Avower. 1668 Dryden Ess. Dram. Poetry in Arber Eng. Garner III. 529 A bold avower of his own virtues. 1783 Ainsworth Lat. Dict. (Morell), An avow...
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advower
† advower Obs. [A refashioning of avower, a. Fr. avouer inf. used subst.] A vowing, a vow.1502 Arnold Chron. (1811) 146 The iii parte of alle his synnes releced, and all aduowers and promyse releced.
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March law (Anglo-Scottish border)
' (an 'avower' being a "countryman of the accused's, acceptable as a referee to both plaintiff and defendant, who would swear to the truth of the case" result was by the Warden's oath (where the Warden declared, on his honour, that the case was a valid one) All three methods were open to abuse : the avower
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avowre
† aˈvowre, v. Obs. [Only in loc. cit., where it seems to be a mistaken use of the Fr. infinitive avouer, or extension of the synonymy of avow and avower n. to the vb.] To vow, devote.a 1560 Phaër æneid viii. (1573) X iv, O Juno most of powre! Euen all to thee he kild, and on thine altars did auowre.
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avoure
† aˈvoure, n.2 Obs. rare—1. [for avower.] (Legal) Avowal, answer for.1596 Spenser F.Q. vi. iii. 48 To make avoure Of his lewd words and deedes which he had done.
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avour
† aˈvour(e, n.1 Obs. rare. [erroneously for avourie, avowry; if not for OF. avoeor, avoeur, avoueur, of which the proper Eng. form is avower, while the OF. in the first quotation would be avoeresse.] = avowry 2.c 1400 Sowdone Bab. 2390 God and seynte Mary myn avoure! 1868 Stanley Westm. Ab. 158 Roun...
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